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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A region of the United States originally comprising all territories west of the Mississippi River. It is now generally restricted to the area west of the Great Plains.

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Examples

  • They then founded a town called Far West, and remained there for three years, at the end of which time fresh aggressions and more battles drove them out of the

    Modern Saints and Seers Jean Finot 1890

  • IFF's new mint flavors are based on extensive research into the chemical makeup of popular peppermint oil varieties such as Far West, Willamette, Yakima and Madras, and the new range includes both the essential natural components of these, and synthetic versions.

    FoodNavigator-USA RSS 2009

  • IFF's new mint flavors are based on extensive research into the chemical makeup of popular peppermint oil varieties such as Far West, Willamette, Yakima and Madras, and the new range includes both the essential natural components of these, and synthetic versions.

    FoodNavigator-USA RSS 2009

  • Winter vs. spring:While the Southeast enjoys temperatures about 10-15 degrees above average this weekend, chilly weather will continue in the Far West, the northern Plains and New England.

    Weekend forecast: Western chill; stormy Sunday in Plains 2011

  • Wet West:The parade of storms continues for the Far West.

    Weekend forecast: Spring delayed in Midwest, Northeast 2011

  • The management team at Far West knows that pop music fans can be a fickle bunch.

    Homegrown Idols Jason Chow 2011

  • Kores will buy a 30% stake in Santo Domingo for about C$210 million in cash when Capstone completes its acquisition of Far West.

    Capstone to Buy Far West Caroline Van Hasselt 2011

  • Mr. Niermann says Far West is backed by four investors who have put up to $6 million in Blush and another project, "Asia Uncut," a late-night talk show hosted by Mr. Niermann on Asian cable channel Star World.

    Homegrown Idols Jason Chow 2011

  • Now you'll wonder if I was wise to be fornicating carelessly on a boat that was going so near to the scene of operations, but it didn't look like that at all from the warm embrace of Mrs Candy, or from the hurricane deck of the Far West as she thrashed up the Missouri to Fort Buford, and then into the beautiful grove-lined valley of the Yellowstone.

    Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010

  • From then on the Far West was like a hotel-cum-orderly-room.

    Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010

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