Wild West Show Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show | a spectacular show organized in by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale, toured the United States and Europe |
West Nile virus West Nile encephalitis virus | the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis |
bobwhite bobwhite quail partridge | a popular North American game bird, named for its call |
Old World quail | small game bird with a rounded body and small tail |
migratory quail Coturnix coturnix Coturnix communis | the typical Old World quail |
quail | small gallinaceous game birds |
California quail Lofortyx californicus | plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon |
mountain quail mountain partridge Oreortyx picta palmeri | California partridge, slightly larger than the California quail |
dove | any of numerous small pigeons |
rock dove rock pigeon Columba livia | pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended |
mourning dove Zenaidura macroura | wild dove of the United States having a mournful call |
button quail button-quail bustard quail hemipode | small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe, classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains |
striped button quail Turnix sylvatica | a variety of button quail having stripes |
West Highland white terrier | small white longoated terrier developed in Scotland |
Mae West air jacket | an inflatable life jacket |
University of West Virginia | a university in Morgantown, West Virginia |
dove | an emblem of peace |
West Germanic West Germanic language | a branch of the Germanic languages |
West Midland | a dialect of Middle English |
Southwestern West Saxon | a dialect of Middle English |
West Saxon | a literary dialect of Old English |
Kuchean West Tocharian Kuchean dialect | a dialect of Tocharian |
West Chadic | a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria, Hausa in the most important member |
West African | a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa |
squab dove | flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising, flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled |
quail | flesh of quail, suitable for roasting or broiling if young, otherwise must be braised |
acerola barbados cherry surinam cherry West Indian cherry | acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C |
west | a location in the western part of a country, region, or city |
Midwest middle west midwestern United States | the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) |
west side | the side that is on the west |
east-west direction | in a direction parallel with lines of latitude |
West Occident | the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America |
West western United States | the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River |
Wild West | the western United States during its frontier period |
Namibia Republic of Namibia South West Africa | a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa), achieved independence from South Africa in , the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa |
West Indies the Indies | the string of islands between North America and South America, a popular resort area |
British West Indies | the islands in the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad |
French West Indies | the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France |
West Germany Federal Republic of Germany | a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea, established in from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat, reunified with East Germany in |
West Berlin | the part of Berlin under United States and British and French control until |
West Bank | an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river, populated largely by Palestinians |
British West Africa | the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast |
West End | the part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas |
West Sussex | a county in southern England on the English Channel |
West Yorkshire | a metropolitan county in northern England |
West Country | the southwestern part of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset) |
West Bengal | a state in eastern India |
West Malaysia | the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula |
Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan West Pakistan | a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley, formerly part of India, achieved independence from the United Kingdom in |
West Coast | the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California |