Western worldn.

Brit.

/ˌwɛst(ə)n ˈwəːld/, U.S.

/ˌwɛstərn ˈwərld/

Forms: see western adj., n.², and adv. and world n. Also with lower-case initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: western adj., world n.

Etymology: < western adj. + world n.

Usually with the.

1. Any part of the world to the west of one's own region; applied spec. to the Americas and the Caribbean, or to Europe, as opposed to the Middle East and Orient. Now historical except as merged with sense 2.Cf. Occident n., New World n., old world n.

ΚΠ

1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. iii. xvi. 66 Tell the Westerne World what we exployted haue.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. 152 Forraine writers..haue termed it [sc. our Countrey]..the Granary of the Westerne world, the..Garden of God.

1787 World & Fashionable Advertiser 17 Sept. Sir Walter Raleigh, so remarkable for his penetration in foreseeing the consequences of the Western World to Europe.

1833 I. Taylor Fanaticism vi. 177 Popery is alien to the climate and to the races of the Western world.

1890 B. J. Lossing et al. (title) The countries of the western world. The governments and people of North, South and Central America, from the landing of Columbus to the present time.

1907 J. M. Synge Playboy of Western World ii. 46 It'd be a pity surely to have your like sailing from Mayo to the Western World.

1921 F. Rolt-Wheeler Quest of Western World i. 12 Long, long before Columbus set sail, the Quest of a Western World had begun.

2006 P. P. Laisram Viewing Islamic Orient i. 1 In the nineteenth century the Western world viewed the Orient through a complex set of stereotypes.

2. Europe, North America, and other (often relatively wealthy) countries with populations of mainly European ancestry; the culture and civilization of these regions; the West.In this sense now usually defined by social, economic, and cultural characteristics, rather than by geographical location. Cf. note at west n.¹ 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [noun] > other types of civilizations or cultures

economy1535

patriarchy1868

by-world1872

Western world1894

overworld1895

open society1911

pao-chia1931

closed society1935

plural society1939

technopolis1946

shame culture1947

19841951

Hollerith1957

metaculture1959

underground1959

permissive society1960

caring society1966

technocomplex1968

microsociety1970

overground1971

Manhattanism1978

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [noun] > part or place

westdealeOE

west endeOE

west halfeOE

westwardeOE

westdalec1175

westc1275

west sidec1300

westwardc1350

Occidentc1375

occientc1450

westwards?1574

west half1577

occidental1587

Western world1894

1894 Princeton Coll. Bull. Nov. 96/1 There has grown up by a process of evolution a type of culture in the Western world which we call classical education.

1938 Judicial Criminal Statistics 1936 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Bureau of Census) 1 No great nation in the western world is struggling with a crime problem more complicated than ours [sc. the United States].

1956 E. Fromm Art of Loving i. 2 In the last few generations the concept of romantic love has become almost universal in the Western world.

1980 Washington Post 6 Apr. f1 Pink Floyd's album, ‘The Wall’, dominates the popular music of the Western world. In the United States, it is No. 1... It is also No. 1 in Italy, Germany, Canada, Australia, Sweden and New Zealand.

2013 J. Mechling in P. S. Fass Routledge Hist. Childhood Western World xxiii. 420 Although the aim of this chapter..is to write a comparative history of childhood and youth in the western world, my emphasis will be on the United States and the United Kingdom.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	western world
释义	Western worldn. Brit. /ˌwɛst(ə)n ˈwəːld/, U.S. /ˌwɛstərn ˈwərld/ Forms: see western adj., n.², and adv. and world n. Also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: western adj., world n. Etymology: < western adj. + world n. Usually with the. 1. Any part of the world to the west of one's own region; applied spec. to the Americas and the Caribbean, or to Europe, as opposed to the Middle East and Orient. Now historical except as merged with sense 2.Cf. Occident n., New World n., old world n. ΚΠ 1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. iii. xvi. 66 Tell the Westerne World what we exployted haue. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. 152 Forraine writers..haue termed it [sc. our Countrey]..the Granary of the Westerne world, the..Garden of God. 1787 World & Fashionable Advertiser 17 Sept. Sir Walter Raleigh, so remarkable for his penetration in foreseeing the consequences of the Western World to Europe. 1833 I. Taylor Fanaticism vi. 177 Popery is alien to the climate and to the races of the Western world. 1890 B. J. Lossing et al. (title) The countries of the western world. The governments and people of North, South and Central America, from the landing of Columbus to the present time. 1907 J. M. Synge Playboy of Western World ii. 46 It'd be a pity surely to have your like sailing from Mayo to the Western World. 1921 F. Rolt-Wheeler Quest of Western World i. 12 Long, long before Columbus set sail, the Quest of a Western World had begun. 2006 P. P. Laisram Viewing Islamic Orient i. 1 In the nineteenth century the Western world viewed the Orient through a complex set of stereotypes. 2. Europe, North America, and other (often relatively wealthy) countries with populations of mainly European ancestry; the culture and civilization of these regions; the West.In this sense now usually defined by social, economic, and cultural characteristics, rather than by geographical location. Cf. note at west n.¹ 2a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [noun] > other types of civilizations or cultures economy1535 patriarchy1868 by-world1872 Western world1894 overworld1895 open society1911 pao-chia1931 closed society1935 plural society1939 technopolis1946 shame culture1947 19841951 Hollerith1957 metaculture1959 underground1959 permissive society1960 caring society1966 technocomplex1968 microsociety1970 overground1971 Manhattanism1978 the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [noun] > part or place westdealeOE west endeOE west halfeOE westwardeOE westdalec1175 westc1275 west sidec1300 westwardc1350 Occidentc1375 occientc1450 westwards?1574 west half1577 occidental1587 Western world1894 1894 Princeton Coll. Bull. Nov. 96/1 There has grown up by a process of evolution a type of culture in the Western world which we call classical education. 1938 Judicial Criminal Statistics 1936 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce Bureau of Census) 1 No great nation in the western world is struggling with a crime problem more complicated than ours [sc. the United States]. 1956 E. Fromm Art of Loving i. 2 In the last few generations the concept of romantic love has become almost universal in the Western world. 1980 Washington Post 6 Apr. f1 Pink Floyd's album, ‘The Wall’, dominates the popular music of the Western world. In the United States, it is No. 1... It is also No. 1 in Italy, Germany, Canada, Australia, Sweden and New Zealand. 2013 J. Mechling in P. S. Fass Routledge Hist. Childhood Western World xxiii. 420 Although the aim of this chapter..is to write a comparative history of childhood and youth in the western world, my emphasis will be on the United States and the United Kingdom. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1586
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