The difference between Southern and Western

When used as adjectives, southern means of, facing, situated in, or related to the south, 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 Southern and Western

  1. Southern as an adjective:

    Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.

  2. Southern as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.

    Examples:

    "The southern climate."

  3. Southern as an adjective:

    Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.

  1. Southern as a noun:

  1. Western as an adjective:

    Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.

    Examples:

    "the western approaches"

  2. Western as an adjective:

    (of a wind) Blowing from the west; westerly.

  3. Western as an adjective:

    Occidental.

  1. 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).