Dutch

Noun

Westen n ‎(uncountable)

1. The West

   De zon gaat onder in het Westen.‎

   The sun sets in the west.

Antonyms

• Oosten

German

Etymology

From West.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛstən/

Noun

Westen m ‎(genitive Westens, no plural)

1. west
2. (only with definite article) The area of Western Germany, i.e. those territories which were never part of the GDR.

Declension

Antonyms

• Osten

Related terms

• Westeuropa
• Westdeutschland
• Westhälfte
• Westwind
• westlich
• Süden
• Norden

See also

Nordwest	Nord	Nordost
West		Ost
Südwest	Süd	Südost

Noun

Westen m

1. nominative plural of Weste
2. genitive plural of Weste
3. dative plural of Weste
4. accusative plural of Weste

Noun

Westen m

1. dative plural of West

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Westen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvæstən/

Noun

Westen m ‎(uncountable)

1. west

See also

• Norden
• Osten
• Süden

English

Noun

westen ‎(plural westens)

1. (obsolete) A waste, wasteland; desert.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛs.tə(n)/

Etymology

From west.

Noun

westen n ‎(uncountable)

1. west

   De zon gaat onder in het westen. — The sun sets in the west.

Antonyms

• oost
• oosten

Derived terms

• westelijk
• noordwesten
• zuidwesten

Anagrams

• wenste

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōstin-. Related to Old English wēste "void, desolate"

Noun

wēsten ?

1. wasteland, desert, wilderness

Declension

(when neuter)

(when masculine)

(when feminine)

Adjective

wēsten

1. desolate, waste