Εσπερία — meaning in English
Esperia
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English meaning
- west noun The compass direction that the sun sets in; the direction 90 degrees anticlockwise from north.
Senses
Εσπερία is used for these senses in English:
- Hesperia Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa.
- West The western world; i.e. Western Europe, the US and Canada (sometimes includes Latin America), and Australia and New Zealand.
- West (historical) The Western Bloc (the non-communist nations of Europe and America).
west — full definition
- noun The compass direction that the sun sets in; the direction 90 degrees anticlockwise from north.
- adj Situated in, facing, or moving toward the west.
- name "The West" — a loose cultural and political grouping covering the US, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, often contrasted with other parts of the world.