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West is one of the four cardinal directions, the opposite of East. It lies to the left on standard maps when north is up; in many navigation systems West corresponds to 270 degrees on a compass. The direction is defined by the rotation of the Earth and the apparent setting of the sun in the western sky.

The word West derives from Old English west, from Proto-Germanic westaz, related to words in other Germanic

The West is used to refer to a broad cultural and geopolitical region commonly called the Western

In geography and mapping, West is used to describe the western portion of a country or region,

languages;
the
term
is
historically
connected
with
the
direction
of
the
sunset.
world
or
Occident,
encompassing
parts
of
Europe,
the
Americas,
and
Oceania.
These
areas
share
historical
influences
such
as
Greco-Roman
heritage,
Christianity,
and
later
developments
in
political
philosophy,
science,
and
industry.
The
term
contrasts
with
the
East
or
the
Orient
in
some
scholarly
and
popular
discourse.
such
as
the
western
states
of
a
country
or
the
western
hemisphere
of
Earth.
The
term
can
appear
in
weather,
time
zones,
and
travel
planning
to
indicate
direction
or
location.