Word parts change

west + -ern

Pronunciation change

Adjective change

Positive
western

Comparative
more western

Superlative
most western

Western is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. A western place is in or from the west of the place.
    Alberta is in Western Canada.
  2. A western idea or practice comes from Europe and North America.
    It's hard to explain fully why Western culture has been so successful.

Noun change

Singular
western

Plural
westerns

  1. (countable) A movie set in the historic American West.