Western

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Western may refer to:

Common uses and meanings

• West or western, a point in direction
• American frontier, a reference to the "Old West', Western, or American frontier (especially during the mid- to late-nineteenth century)
• Western world, e.g. as in "Western society", "Western attitudes", etc.

Places

• Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
• Western, New York, a town in the US
• Western Avenue (disambiguation)
• Western India, a loosely-defined area

People with the surname

• Matt Western, British Member of Parliament

Arts, entertainment, and media

Brands and enterprises

• Best Western, a hotel chain
• The Western, a closed hotel/casino in Las Vegas, United States
• Western Cartridge Company, a manufacturer of ammunition
• Western Publishing, a defunct publishing company

Educational institutions

• University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada
• Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States
• Western High School (disambiguation)
• Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois, United States
  • Western Illinois University-Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois, a branch of WIU
• Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
• Western Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado, United States
• Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, United States
• Western University (Azerbaijan) in Baku, Azerbaijan
• Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California, United States
• Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, United States

Foods

• Denver sandwich or Western sandwich
• Western omelet

Sport

• Western A.F.C., a football club from Christchurch, New Zealand
• Western Open, a professional golf tournament
• Westerns cricket team, a cricket team in Zimbabwe

Transportation

• Western (airline), an airline founded in 2006
• Several stations in Chicago:
  • Western station (CTA Blue Line Congress branch)
  • Western station (CTA Blue Line O'Hare branch)
  • Western station (CTA Brown Line)
  • Western station (CTA Orange Line)
  • Western station (CTA Pink Line)
• British Rail Class 52 or Westerns, a class of locomotives
• Western Airlines, a defunct airline
• Western Express Air, a regional airline in Bullhead City, Arizona, United States

Other uses

• Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada
• Western blot, an analytical technique to detect proteins
• Western text-type, used in textual criticism of Greek New Testament manuscripts

See also

• Gharbia Governorate (Western Governorate in English), Egypt
• West (disambiguation)
• Western Area, Sierra Leone
• Western Division, Fiji
• Western Division, The Gambia
• Western Region (disambiguation)
• Western Suburbs (disambiguation)
• Weston (disambiguation)
• Wests (disambiguation)
• Zapadny (disambiguation)
• All articles with "Western" in the title