The West

The West

The West is a generic term referring to the Western world, or Western culture or civilization.

The term can also mean:

* The Western United States
* Western Australia
* Western Canada
* Canada West
*"The West Australian", a newspaper
* , the book by the Russian sociologist Aleksandr Zinovyev.
*"The West", 1996 documentary by Ken Burns
* "The West", a browser game by InnoGames

See also

*West
*West (disambiguation)


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