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

• geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region — a demarcated area of the Earth

• Santa Fe Trail — a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century
• Southwest, southwestern United States — the southwestern region of the United States
• Northwest, northwestern United States — the northwestern region of the United States

• United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. — North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

• western — of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River