Western 33785 223633567 2008-07-05T00:13:53Z Squids and Chips 2947772 add Western, Nebraska {{wiktionarypar|West|western}} <!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------> <!-- MoS:Disambiguation - prefer ONE LINK per entry, short descriptions. --> <!-- Avoid piping, external links, and red links with little article potential --> <!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------> '''Western''' may refer to: *[[Western culture]] (also called Western civilization), the human cultures of European origin * [[Western (genre)]], a category of fiction and visual art centered on the [[American Old West]] (Western United States) ** [[Western fiction]], the Western genre as featured in literature * [[Western music (North America)]], a genre associated with cowboys and related to country music, especially in the United States * [[Western riding]], a horseback riding style ** [[Western saddle]], used for western riding * [[Western blot]], a method in molecular biology to detect a certain protein in a sample by using antibody specific to that protein * [[Westernbank]], a subsidiary of the W Holding Company * [[Western Latin character sets (computing)]] In '''geography''': *[[Western world]], a particular group of countries, generally spanning Central and Western Europe and the Americas, also referred to as the "West" or the Occident *[[Western Canada]], which includes British Columbia and the Prairie Provinces of Canada *[[Western United States]], the Western portion of the United States, sometimes referred to as the "American West" *[[Western, Nebraska]], a village in Saline County, Nebraska *[[Western, New York]], a town in Oneida County, New York *[[Western Ghats]], A mountain range in South East India In '''transportation''': *[[Western Airlines]], a defunct airline *[[Western (airline)]], a new, unrelated airline founded in 2006 *[[Western Express Air]], a regional airline in Bullhead City, Arizona *[[Western (CTA)]], the name of multiple stations on the Chicago 'L' train system *[[British Rail Class 52]] locomotives were known as Westerns '''Educational institutions''': *In Canada: **[[Western Technical-Commercial School]] in Toronto, Ontario **[[University of Western Ontario]] in London, Ontario **[[Western Canada High School]] in Calgary, Alberta *In the United States: **[[Western Carolina University]] in Cullowhee, North Carolina **[[Western College Program]] at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio **[[Western Connecticut State University]] in Danbury, Connecticut **[[Western High School]] in Washington, District of Columbia **[[Western Illinois University]] in Macomb, Illinois **[[Western Kentucky University]] in Bowling Green, Kentucky **[[Western Michigan University]] in Kalamazoo, Michigan **[[Western State College of Colorado]] in Gunnison, Colorado **[[Western Theological Seminary]] in Holland, Michigan **[[Western Washington University]] in Bellingham, Washington *In Azerbaijan: **[[Western University]] in Baku {{disambig}} [[de:Western (Begriffsklärung)]] [[nl:Western]] [[ja:ウェスタン]] [[simple:Western]] [[pl:Western (ujednoznacznienie)]] [[vi:Phương Tây]]