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Definition:

(nou) the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America (nou) the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees (nou) the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River (nou) the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point (nou) British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) (nou) United States film actress (1892-1980) (nou) English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) (nou) a location in the western part of a country, region, or city

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west

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They emigrated to the north, south, east, and west.

The Atlantic Ocean surrounds the west, the north and the east.

Hummock Island is almost long in a north west to south east direction.

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