West West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

is a cardinal direction or compass point. West or The West may also refer to:

Geography and locations

Global context

* The

Western world The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to the various nations and states in the regions of Europe, North America, and Oceania.

Western culture image:Da Vinci Vitruve Luc Viatour.jpg, Leonardo da Vinci's ''Vitruvian Man''. Based on the correlations of ideal Body proportions, human proportions with geometry described by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius in Book III of his treatise '' ...

and Western civilization in general * The

Western Bloc The Western Bloc, also known as the Free Bloc, the Capitalist Bloc, the American Bloc, and the NATO Bloc, was a coalition of countries that were officially allied with the United States during the Cold War of 1947–1991. It was spearheaded b ...

, countries allied with NATO during the Cold War * The

Occident The Occident is a term for the West, traditionally comprising anything that belongs to the Western world. It is the antonym of ''Orient'', the Eastern world. In English, it has largely fallen into disuse. The term ''occidental'' is often used to ...

, an early-modern term originated with geographical divisions mirroring the cultural divide between the Hellenistic east and Latin West, and the political divide between the Western and Eastern Roman empires

Regional contexts

West River (disambiguation) West River may refer to: Rivers Canada *West River (Antigonish, Nova Scotia) in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia *West River (Pictou, Nova Scotia) in Pictou County, Nova Scotia *West River (Halifax, Nova Scotia) in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia *West Ri ...

* The American frontier, also called "The Old West" or "The Wild West", an American process of westward movement from 1600 to 1920 * The

Western Regions The Western Regions or Xiyu (Hsi-yü; ) was a historical name specified in the Chinese chronicles between the 3rd century BC to the 8th century AD that referred to the regions west of Yumen Pass, most often Central Asia or sometimes more sp ...

, a historical term for regions of Chinese suzerainty in Central Asia * Western Territories (''Ziemie Zachodnie'') or

Recovered Territories The Recovered Territories or Regained Lands ( pl, Ziemie Odzyskane), also known as Western Borderlands ( pl, Kresy Zachodnie), and previously as Western and Northern Territories ( pl, Ziemie Zachodnie i Północne), Postulated Territories ( pl, Z ...

(''Ziemie Odzyskane''),

Former eastern territories of Germany The former eastern territories of Germany (german: Ehemalige deutsche Ostgebiete) refer in present-day Germany to those territories east of the current eastern border of Germany i.e. Oder–Neisse line which historically had been considered Ger ...

annexed to Poland * West (Cornish hundred) or West Wivelshire, a county subdivision of Cornwall, England *

West (London sub region) West London is the western part of London, England, north of the River Thames, west of the City of London, and extending to the Greater London boundary. The term is used to differentiate the area from the other parts of London: North London ...

, a sub-region of the London Plan *

West Region (Cameroon) The West Region (french: Région de l'Ouest) is 14,000 km2 of territory located in the central-western portion of the Republic of Cameroon. It borders the Northwest Region to the northwest, the Adamawa Region to the northeast, the Centr ...

West, Mississippi West is a town in northeastern Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 153. The Mayor of West, MS as of December 2020 is Michael Fancher. History West made national news in 1989 when all-white East Hol ...

, United States * West, Texas, United States * West, West Virginia, United States *

Western United States The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the Wes ...

, a region in the United States of America *

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the four ...

Western Canada Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces, Canadian West or the Western provinces of Canada, and commonly known within Canada as the West, is a Canadian region that includes the four western provinces just north of the Canada� ...

Canada West The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on th ...

West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) West Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scot ...

Astronomical locations

* Comet West, a comet discovered by Danish astronomer Richard M. West * 2022 West, an asteroid

Acronyms

* Wales Evangelical School of Theology *

Western European Summer Time Western European Summer Time (WEST, UTC+01:00) is a summer daylight saving time scheme, 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in: * the Canary Islands * Portugal (including Madeira but not the Azores) * th ...

*Weinstein Enhanced Sensory Test, a monofilament esthesiometer *Western European Satellite Triangulation subcommittee of IAG *WEST, Tungsten (W) Environment in Steady-state Tokamak, the name for the refitted Tore Supra tokamak reactor in Cadarache, France

People and fictional characters

* West (name), list of people with surname West * Justice West (disambiguation) *

West Rosen This is a list of fictional characters in the television series ''Heroes'', the ''Heroes'' graphic novels, and the ''Heroes'' webisodes. Main characters Character duration In its inaugural season, ''Heroes'' featured an ensemble cast ...

, a fictional character from the television series ''Heroes''

Film, television, and radio

* ''West'' (2007 film), a 2007 Australian drama directed by Daniel Krige * ''West'' (2013 film), a German drama film directed by Christian Schwochow * ''The West'' (1938 film), a 1938 French drama film * ''The West'' (miniseries), a 1996 television documentary miniseries directed by Stephen Ives * ''West'' (TV series), a 1973–74 Canadian documentary series * WEST (AM), a radio station (1400 AM) licensed to Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

Print media

West (publisher) West (also known by its original name, West Publishing) is a business owned by Thomson Reuters that publishes legal, business, and regulatory information in print, and on electronic services such as Westlaw. Since the late 19th century, West ha ...

, an American publisher * "West" (short story), a story by Orson Scott Card * ''The West'' (Mayakovsky), a 1922–1924 poetry cycle by Vladimir Mayakovsky * ''West'' magazine, published in two separate periods by the ''Los Angeles Times'' (and otherwise known as the ''

Los Angeles Times Magazine The ''Los Angeles Times Magazine'' (also shortened to just ''LA'') was a monthly magazine which supplemented the Sunday edition of the ''Los Angeles Times'' newspaper on the first Sunday of the month. The magazine focused on stories and photos of ...

'') * '' San Jose Mercury News West Magazine'' or ''West'', a Sunday magazine that succeeded the L.A. Times' ''West'' magazine * ''

The West Australian ''The West Australian'' is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia. It is owned by Seven West Media (SWM), as is the state's other major newspaper, ''The Sunday Times (Western Australia), The Sunday Times'' ...

'', a newspaper

Music

* ''West'' (EP), an album by Ego Likeness * ''West'' (Lucinda Williams album), 2007 * ''West'' (Mark Eitzel album) * ''The West'' (album), an album by Matmos * "West" (song), a rock song by The Alice Rose * "West" (Lucinda Williams song), a 2007 song off the eponymous Lucinda Williams album ''West'' (Lucinda Williams album) * "West", a 2001 song by rock duo Pinback from their album '' Blue Screen Life'' * "The West" (song), a 1999 Matmost song off the eponymous album ''The West'' (album)

Organizations

* West (brewery), a microbrewery in Glasgow, Scotland *

West Corporation Intrado, formerly West Corporation, is an American telecommunications company. It became a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management on October 11, 2017. Business Operations Intrado reorganized in five main segments: Cloud Collaboration, Life an ...

, formerly West TeleServices * West Hartlepool R.F.C. or simply West, a rugby football club *

West Race Cars West Race Cars is a race car manufacturer based in Adelaide, Australia. It was founded in 2005 by Greg Steer and a small consortium of sports racer enthusiasts. Since 2014 it has become a wholly owned subsidiary of West Motorsport Australia. ...

, an American-Australian racing car manufacturer * West High School (disambiguation)

Other uses

West (cigarette) West is a German brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Imperial Brands. History West was introduced to the German market in 1981 and initially were only available in specialised tobacco shops. The launch of the new brand wa ...

, a tobacco brand *

Toronto West Detention Centre The Toronto West Detention Centre was a maximum security remand facility located in Rexdale, a community located in the north-west corner of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The facility was known as the Metropolitan Toronto West Detention Centre unti ...

, a maximum security remand facility * Kingdom of the West, a region within the

Society for Creative Anachronism The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international living history group with the aim of studying and recreating mainly Medieval European cultures and their histories before the 17th century. A quip often used within the SCA describes ...

* One side in the

East–West Shrine Game East West (or East and West) may refer to: *East–West dichotomy, the contrast between Eastern and Western society or culture Arts and entertainment Books, journals and magazines *''East, West'', an anthology of short stories written by Salma ...