Western empire

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Western Empire
    n 1: the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395;
         it lasted only until 476 [syn: {Western Roman Empire},
         {Western Empire}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Western \West"ern\, a.
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   1. Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in
      the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that
      quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of
      France; the western ocean.
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            Far o'er the glowing western main.    --Keble.
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   2. Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course;
      coming from the west; as, a western breeze.
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   {Western Church}. See {Latin Church}, under {Latin}.

   {Western empire} (Hist.), the western portion of the Roman
      empire, as divided, by the will of Theodosius the Great,
      between his sons Honorius and Arcadius, a. d. 395.
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