Western may refer to:

Places

Western, Nebraska Western is a village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 224 at the 2020 census. History Western was laid out in 1872. It was likely named for Wesley West, a pioneer settler. 1925 editionis available for download aUnive ...

, a village in the US *

Western, New York Western is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,951 at the 2010 census. The Town of Western is an interior town of Oneida County, north of Rome. History The town was first settled ''circa'' 1789. The Town of ...

, a town in the US * Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *

Western Junction, Tasmania Western Junction is a semi-rural locality and town in the local government area of Northern Midlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about north-east of the town of Longford. The 2016 census determined a population of 125 f ...

, a locality in Australia *

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.

, countries that identify with shared "Western" culture

Arts and entertainment

Films

* ''Western'' (1997 film), a French road movie directed by Manuel Poirier * ''Western'' (2017 film), a German-Austrian film

Genres

Western (genre) The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referr ...

, a category of fiction and visual art centered on the American Old West **

Western fiction Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 20th century and ...

, the Western genre as featured in literature **

Western music (North America) Western music is a form of country music composed by and about the people who settled and worked throughout the Western United States and Western Canada. Western music celebrates the lifestyle of the cowboy on the open ranges, Rocky Mountains, a ...

, a type of American folk music

Music

* ''Westerns'' (EP), an EP by Pete Yorn *

WSTRN WSTRN (a disemvoweling of the word Western, which is also pronounced), is a British afroswing collective from West London consisting of Akelle Charles, Haile (born Ras Haile Alexander), and Louis Rei (born Louis-Rae Beadle). Their debut single, ...

, a British hip hop group from west London

Business

The Western The Western Hotel and Casino was a hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The casino was owned and operated by the Barrick Gaming. The Western was the lowest rung of Jackie Gaughan's ''low-roller'' casino empire that included the L ...

, a closed hotel/casino in Las Vegas, United States *

Western Cartridge Company The Western Cartridge Company is an American manufacturer of small arms and ammunition that is based in East Alton, Illinois. Founded in 1898, it was the forerunner of the Olin Corporation, formed in 1944, of which Western is still a subsidiary. ...

, a manufacturer of ammunition *

Western Publishing Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company, was a Racine, Wisconsin, firm responsible for publishing the Little Golden Books. Its Golden Books Family Entertainment division also produced children's books and ...

, a defunct publishing company

Educational institutions

Western Washington University Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is a public university in Bellingham, Washington. The northernmost university in the contiguous United States, WWU was founded in 1893 as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School, succeeding a pri ...

in Bellingham, Washington, United States *

Western Theological Seminary Western Theological Seminary (WTS) is a private seminary located in Holland, Michigan. Established in 1866, it is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, a mainline Reformed Protestant denomination in Canada and the United States. ...

in Holland, Michigan, United States *

Western University of Health Sciences Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) is a private medical school and health sciences university with its main campus in Pomona, California, with an additional osteopathic medical school in Lebanon, Oregon. With an enrollment of 3,8 ...

in Pomona, California, United States *

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames R ...

, London, Ontario, Canada (branded as Western University since 2012) * Western University (Azerbaijan), Baku * Western High School (disambiguation)

Foods

Denver sandwich A Denver sandwich, also known as a Western sandwich, consists of a Denver omelet (consisting of at least ham, onion, green pepper, and scrambled eggs), sandwiched between two pieces of bread. The origin of the sandwich is unclear, with its in ...

or Western sandwich *

Western omelet In cuisine, an omelette (also spelled omelet) is a dish made from beaten eggs, fried with butter or oil in a frying pan (without stirring as in scrambled egg). It is quite common for the omelette to be folded around fillings such as chives ...

Sport

Western A.F.C. Western A.F.C. is a semi-professional association football club in Christchurch, New Zealand. They compete in the Mainland Premier League, Robbie's Premier Football League. History 1913–1920 Western A.F.C kicked off in 1913 when a small gr ...

, a football club from Christchurch, New Zealand *

Western Mustangs The Western Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. The school's athletic program supports 46 varsity teams. Their mascot is a Mustang named J.W. and the school colours are purple and wh ...

, the athletic program of the University of Western Ontario (aka Western University) *

Western Open The Western Open was a professional golf tournament in the United States, for most of its history an event on the PGA Tour. The tournament's founding in 1899 actually pre-dated the start of the Tour, which is generally dated from 1916, the ye ...

, a professional golf tournament *

Westerns cricket team The Westerns cricket team was a first-class cricket team in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by ...

, a cricket team in Zimbabwe

Transportation

Western (airline) Western Airlines was an American low-cost airline headquartered in Bellingham, Washington, and operated from a hub at Bellingham International Airport. History Officials of the Port of Bellingham had set the goal in 2004 of obtaining additional ...

, an airline founded in 2006 *

Western station (CTA Blue Line Forest Park branch) Western is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park A forest park is a park whose main theme is its forest of trees. Forest parks are found both in the mountains and in the urban environment. Examples Chile * Forest ...

Western station (CTA Blue Line O'Hare branch) Western is a Chicago "L" station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line, The station is located within the Bucktown neighborhood in the larger Logan Square community area. Opened in 1895, it is one of the oldest stations on what is no ...

Western station (CTA Brown Line) Western is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. The adjacent stations are Rockwell, which is located about to the west, and Damen, about to ...

* Western station (CTA Orange Line) * Western station (CTA Pink Line) *

British Rail Class 52 The British Rail Class 52 is a class of 74 Type 4 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built for the Western Region of British Railways between 1961 and 1964. All were given two-word names, the first word being "''Western''" and thus the type became k ...

or Westerns, a class of locomotives *

Western Airlines Western Airlines was a major airline based in California, operating in the Western United States including Alaska and Hawaii, and western Canada, as well as to New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Miami and to Mexico City, London and ...

, a defunct airline * Western Express Air, a regional airline in Bullhead City, Arizona, United States

People

* Western (surname), a list of people with the surname

Other uses

Toronto Western Hospital The Toronto Western Hospital (TWH) is a major research and teaching hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the University Health Network (UHN). It has 256 beds, with 46,000 visits to its emergency department annually. It is known for ...

, Toronto, Canada *

Western blot The western blot (sometimes called the protein immunoblot), or western blotting, is a widely used analytical technique in molecular biology and immunogenetics to detect specific proteins in a sample of tissue homogenate or extract. Besides detect ...

, an analytical technique to detect proteins *Of or pertaining to

Western culture 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 ''De architectura''. image:Plato Pio-Cle ...