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 |
North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA | an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico, became effective in for ten years |
West Nile virus West Nile encephalitis virus | the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis |
West Highland white terrier | small white longoated terrier developed in Scotland |
Mae West air jacket | an inflatable life jacket |
positive pole positive magnetic pole north-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely |
University of North Carolina | a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
University of West Virginia | a university in Morgantown, West Virginia |
North Atlantic Treaty | the treaty signed in by countries that established NATO |
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 |
Scandinavian Scandinavian language Nordic Norse North Germanic North Germanic language | the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland |
Norman-French Norman French Old North French | the medieval Norman dialect of Old French |
Kuchean West Tocharian Kuchean dialect | a dialect of Tocharian |
North Dravidian | a Dravidian language spoken primarily in eastern India |
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 |
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 |
North America | the nations of the North American continent collectively |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO | an international organization created in by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security |
North Atlantic Council NAC | a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO, has political authority and powers of decision |
Arctic Arctic Zone North Frigid Zone | the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole |
north | a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city |
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) |
North Cascades National Park | a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites |
north celestial pole | the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere, near Polaris |
North Pole | the northernmost point of the Earth's axis |
north side | the side that is on the north |
west side | the side that is on the west |
North Temperate Zone | Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer |
east-west direction | in a direction parallel with lines of latitude |
north-south direction | in a direction parallel with lines of longitude |
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 |
North American country North American nation | any country on the North American continent |
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 |
North Yorkshire | a county in northern England |