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WestWest is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. West is the direction towards which the sun sets at the equinox. It is one of the four cardinal points of the compass, upon which it is considered the opposite of East, and at right angles to North and South. "The West" also often refers to Western countries. When used in this sense, it could mean anything from NATO, Europe and North America with or without Japan to whole Judeo-Christian civilisation. This meaning of the word merges with the concept of Western society. "West" can also refer to the American West, especially during the end of the 19th century. It is also called the "Old West". Compare The Frontier. See also: Western movie
QuotesWEST, n. Part of world which lies to the west (or to the east) of East - Ambrose Biercewaving their handkerchiefs, as though they were leaving for am/am.html">am/america.html">America, and
the joyous faces and on the ocean.html">ocean, barely stirred by a ripple. When we
pointed her nose toward the distant shore which was barely visible
Seine, her muddy water, which never mingles with that of the ocean,
the pure green sea.
As soon as I am on a boat.html">boat I feel the need of walking to and fro, like a
way along the deck through the crowd of travellers. Suddenly I heard my
Sidoine, whom I had not seen for ten years.
We shook hands and continued our walk together, talking of one thing or
passengers, cried out angrily:
"It's disgusting, the boat is full of English people!"
It was indeed full of them. The men were standing about, looking over
English, the lords of the sea! Here we are!"
The young girls, formless, with shoes which reminded one of the naval
smiling vacantly at the magnificent scenery. Their small heads, planted
build.
And the old maids, thinner yet, opening their characteristic jaws to the
them, one could notice the smell of rubber and of tooth wash.
Sidoine repeated, with growing anger:
"Disgusting! Can we never stop their coming to France?"
I asked, smiling:
"What have you got against them? As far as I am concerned, they don't
get rid of her."
"Then I'm afraid I don't understand!"
"You don't understand? I'm not surprised. Well, she simply learned how
the summer at Etretat two years ago. There is nothing more dangerous
is the place for women and the country for young girls.
"Donkey rides, surf-bathing, breakfast on the grass, all these things are
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