Wild West

English

Proper noun

(historical) The western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement, commonly believed to be lawless and unruly.
(by extension) A place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails, especially due to a lack of regulatory oversight or an inadequate legal system.
The CEO commented that the Russian business environment of the 1990s was the Wild West.

See also

Old West

Translations

western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: Wilde Westen n
Finnish: Villi länsi

French: Far West (fr) m, Far West (fr) m
Georgian: ველური დასავლეთი (veluri dasavleti)
Portuguese: Velho Oeste m
Russian: Ди́кий За́пад (ru) m (Díkij Západ)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

place or situation in which disorderly behaviour prevails

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: Wilde Westen n
Finnish: villi länsi (fi)

French: far west (fr) m, (vulgar) bordel (fr), (informal) cirque (fr), (colloquial) foutoir (fr)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: faroeste (pt) m
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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