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Meanings of western fiction in English

Russian
вестерн
Portuguese
western
Spanish
ficción del oeste
Catalan
western

Multimedia genre of stories set primarily in the American Old West.

Related terms
вестерн
Russian
литературный вестерн
Spanish
narrativa western
Catalan
literatura western

Literary genre.

Related terms
литературный вестерн
Synonyms
Examples for "western"
Examples for "western"
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The migrants hope to get to wealthy western Europe and find work.
Reuters
2
Congestive heart failure is a major public health problem in western countries.
Pubmed
3
Most trade unions across western Europe are strong supporters of the euro.
The Irish Times
4
From Serbia, Ed Thomas reports on the long march to western Europe.
BBC
5
Just over half of Heineken's revenue last year came from western Europe.
The Irish Times
1
For their third album, western genre-busters Ensemble Eriu have, appropriately, drawn inspiration from the later paintings of Jack B Yeats.
The Irish Times
2
Turner Ross told Shaun D Wilson about their non-fiction take on the western genre… Read more Audio 1:34 PM.
Radio NZ
3
Cheyenne creates an eerie atmosphere with banjo and out-of-tune piano, while Man With a Harmonica is the most recognisable theme in the western genre.
The Irish Times
4
Born in New Orleans in 1925, but growing up in Detroit, he began by writing novels and short stories in the then popular western genre.
The Guardian
5
This is an entertainment within a very Western genre, and nothing more.
Bangkok 8
1
Which is definitely not one of the glories of western art.
The Guardian
2
It belongs among the great creations of western art.
The Irish Times
3
In the 1920s, German cinema had one of the great golden ages of, I think, western art.
The Guardian
4
After studying western art at Tokyo's fine arts school, he completed his training with a trip to Paris.
The Guardian
5
The series is one of the greatest works by one of the greatest painters in the history of western art.
The Guardian
Usage of western fiction in English
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Clint, like many heroes of western fiction, appears to tend towards a libertarian class of conservatism.
The Irish Times
2
Mahfouz was widely read in western fiction and particularly admired Flaubert, Stendhal, and Proust, and Melville's Moby Dick.
The Guardian