western world

collocation in English

meaningsofwesternandworld

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western
adjective
uk
/ˈwes.tən/us
/ˈwes.tɚn/
in or from the west of ...
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world
noun
uk
/wɜːld/us
/wɝːld/
the earth and all the people, places, and things ...
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(Definition ofwesternandworldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwestern world

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This is the materially based civilization of thewesternworld.
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Clearly, waterborne cryptosporidiosis is the major infectious cause of waterborne disease in thewesternworld.
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Chapter 6 reviews changing family patterns and the widespread changes in family structures, focusing on thewesternworld.
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These figures should be compared to today's average life expectancy for men in thewesternworldof around 75 years.
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The success of efforts over the last century to combat infectious diseases has almost doubled average life expectancy in thewesternworld.
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The most commonly encountered aetiologies in clinical practice in thewesternworldhave been described but the list is, of course, not exhaustive.
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That is true throughout thewesternworld.
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It extends thoughout thewesternworld.
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Women of thewesternworldunite.
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All countries in thewesternworldface the same problem.
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They are virtually unique in thewesternworld.
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It is the lowest in thewesternworld.
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Our fiscal policy is the tightest in thewesternworld.
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It is a problem throughout thewesternworld.
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Even within thewesternworld, such decline is almost unprecedented.
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The whole of thewesternworldshould make that clear.
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In thewesternworldgenerally that is quite untrue.
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That is a trend throughout thewesternworld.
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He was giving a message to thewesternworld.
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The problem is being studied throughout thewesternworld.
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That phenomenon occurs in petrochemical towns throughout thewesternworld.
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Its position must be unique in thewesternworld.
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The provisions are the most generous in thewesternworld.
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The wholewesternworldis living in a dream land.
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