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The western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement, commonly believed to be lawless and unruly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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A place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails, especially due to a lack of regulatory oversight or an inadequate legal system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
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Alternative letter-case form of Wild West
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Usage: alt-of
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the western United States during its frontier period
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: West, western United States
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Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
Wilde Weste
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Catalan:
Far West
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Chinese Mandarin:
舊西部 /旧西部
(Jiùxībù)
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Dutch:
Wilde Westen
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Esperanto:
Sovaĝa Okcidento
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Esperanto:
Malnova Okcidento
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Esperanto:
Fora Okcidento
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Finnish:
Villi länsi
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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French:
Far West
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Georgian:
ველური დასავლეთი
(veluri dasavleti)
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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German:
Wilder Westen
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Greek:
Άγρια Δύση
(Ágria Dýsi)
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Hungarian:
Vadnyugat
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Indonesian:
Barat Jauh
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Italian:
Far West
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Polish:
Dziki Zachód
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Portuguese:
Velho Oeste
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Romanian:
Vestul Sălbatic
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Russian:
Ди́кий За́пад
(Díkij Západ)
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Spanish:
Lejano Oeste
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Swedish:
vilda västern
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Turkish:
Vahşi Batı
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Ukrainian:
Ди́кий За́хід
(Dýkyj Záxid)
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Vietnamese:
Viễn Tây
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Welsh:
Gorllewin Gwyllt
— the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
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Danish:
det vilde vesten
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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Dutch:
Wilde Westen
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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Finnish:
villi länsi
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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French:
far west
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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French:
bordel
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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French:
cirque
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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French:
foutoir
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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Galician:
salvaxe oeste
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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Hungarian:
vadnyugat
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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Indonesian:
tanah biadab
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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Norwegian Bokmål:
villvest
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
villvest
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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Polish:
Dziki Zachód
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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Portuguese:
faroeste
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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Swedish:
vilda västern
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails
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Swedish:
High Chaparral
— a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails