Western Explained

Western may refer to:

Places

• Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
• Western, New York, a town in the US
• Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
• Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
• Western world, countries that identify with shared "Western" culture

Arts and entertainment

Films

• Western (1997 film), a French road movie directed by Manuel Poirier
• Western (2017 film), a German-Austrian film

Genres

• Western (genre), a category of fiction and visual art centered on the American Old West
  • Western fiction, the Western genre as featured in literature
  • Western film, the western genre in film
  • Western music (North America), a type of American folk music

Music

• Westerns (EP), an EP by Pete Yorn
• WSTRN, a British hip hop group from west London

Business

• The Western, a closed hotel/casino in Las Vegas, United States
• Western Cartridge Company, a manufacturer of ammunition
• Western Publishing, a defunct publishing company

Educational institutions

• Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, United States
• Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, United States
• Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California, United States
• University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada (branded as Western University since 2012)
• Western University (Azerbaijan), Baku
• Western High School (disambiguation)

Foods

• Denver sandwich or Western sandwich
• Western omelet

Sport

• Western A.F.C., a football club from Christchurch, New Zealand
• Western F.C., a former football club from Glasgow, Scotland
• Western Mustangs, the athletic program of the University of Western Ontario (aka Western University)
• Western Open, a professional golf tournament
• Westerns cricket team, a cricket team in Zimbabwe

Transportation

• Western (airline), an airline founded in 2006
• Western Railway (disambiguation), various railroads
• Western station (CTA Blue Line Forest Park branch)
• Western station (CTA Blue Line O'Hare branch)
• Western station (CTA Brown Line)
• Western station (CTA Orange Line)
• Western station (CTA Pink Line)
• British Rail Class 52 or Westerns, a class of locomotives
• Western Airlines, a defunct airline
• Western Express Air, a regional airline in Bullhead City, Arizona, United States
• Western Air, a Bahamian airline

People

• Western (surname), a list of people with the surname

Other uses

• Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada
• Western blot, an analytical technique to detect proteins
• Of or pertaining to Western culture

See also

• Western Area, Sierra Leone
• West (disambiguation)
• Western Avenue (disambiguation)
• Western Division (disambiguation)
• Western Range (disambiguation), various mountain and missile ranges
• Western Region (disambiguation)
• Western Suburbs (disambiguation)
• Weston (disambiguation)
• Wests (disambiguation)