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Westerner

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Nationality & race, Geography
West·ern·er /ˈwestənə $ -tərnər/ noun [countable]  1. SANsomeone from the western part of the world 西方人2. SG American English someone from the western part of the US 〔美国的〕西部人
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WesternerBesides, he also thinks he's struck lucky by stopping a Westerner.In order to get along in a world which is controlled by outsiders and Westerners, you need to get that certificate.Midwesterners, to be overweight; and Westerners, to exercise.But Westerners are hardly moving to Seoul to run them.What is difficult for Westerners to grasp is the importance and real meaning of these religious rites.At this point several Westerners attempt to photograph the vultures.He wears one of those anonymous Mao suits that Westerners have always considered emblematic of the obliteration of the individual under Communism.Fat-reduced synthetic foods will replace the meat on which the typical Westerner has been raised.
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Westerner
Westerner /ˈwestənə $ -tərnər/ noun [countable]
1. someone from the western part of the world
2. American English someone from the western part of the US


west·ern·erBrE /ˈwestənə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwestərnər/ 🔊 nouna person who comes from or lives in the western part of the world, especially western Europe or N America 西方人;(尤指)欧美人Westerner a person who was born in or who lives in western Canada or the US (加拿大或美国)西部人