Western may refer to:

Places

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

, a village in the US * Western, New York, a town in the US * Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia * Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia * Western world, countries that identify with shared "Western" culture * Western United States, a region of the United States

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 of fiction typically Setting (narrative), set in the American frontier (commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West") between the California Gold Rush of 1849 and the closing of the frontier in 1890, and co ...

, a category of fiction and visual art centered on the American Old West ** Western fiction, the Western genre as featured in literature **

Western film The Western is a film genre defined by the American Film Institute as films which are "set in the American West that mbodythe spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier." Generally set in the American frontier between the Calif ...

, the western genre in film **

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

, a type of American folk music

Music

* ''Westerns'' (EP), an EP by Pete Yorn * WSTRN, a British hip hop group from west London *"Western" a song by Black Midi from '' Schlagenheim''

Business

* The Western, a closed hotel/casino in Las Vegas, United States * Western Cartridge Company, a manufacturer of ammunition *

Western Publishing Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company, was an American company founded in 1907 in Racine, Wisconsin, best known for publishing the Little Golden Books. Its Golden Books Family Entertainment division also ...

, a defunct publishing company

Educational institutions

* Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, United States * Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, United States * Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California, United States * University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada (branded as Western University since 2012) * Western University (Azerbaijan), Baku * Western High School (disambiguation)

Foods

* Denver sandwich or Western sandwich * Western omelet

Sport

* Western A.F.C., a football club from Christchurch, New Zealand * Western F.C., a former football club from Glasgow, Scotland *

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

, 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. They competed in the Logan Cup from 2006 to 2009. The club played their home matches at the Queens Sports Club. First-class record References Former sen ...

, a cricket team in Zimbabwe

Transportation

* Western (airline), an airline founded in 2006 * Western Railway (disambiguation), various railroads * Western station (CTA Blue Line Forest Park 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 * Western Air, a Bahamian airline

People

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

Other uses

* Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada * Western blot, an analytical technique to detect proteins *Of or pertaining to

Western culture Western culture, also known as Western civilization, European civilization, Occidental culture, Western society, or simply the West, refers to the Cultural heritage, internally diverse culture of the Western world. The term "Western" encompas ...