The difference between Eastern and Western
When used as adjectives, eastern means of, facing, situated in, or related to the east, whereas western means of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
Western is also noun with the meaning: a film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic american west (west of the mississippi river) typically focusing on a cowboys vs. indians conflict (real or imaginary).
check bellow for the other definitions of Eastern and Western
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Eastern as an adjective:
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
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Eastern as an adjective (of a wind):
Blowing from the east; easterly.
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Eastern as an adjective (loosely):
Oriental.
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Western as an adjective:
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
Examples:
"the western approaches"
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Western as an adjective:
(of a wind) Blowing from the west; westerly.
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Western as an adjective:
Occidental.
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Western as a noun:
A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic American West (west of the Mississippi river) typically focusing on a cowboys vs. Indians conflict (real or imaginary).