wild west

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wahyld west]
- /waɪld wɛst/
- /waɪld west/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wahyld west]
- /waɪld wɛst/

Definitions of wild west words

noun wild west the western frontier region of the U.S., before the establishment of stable government. 1
noun wild west early western US 1
singular noun wild west The Wild West is used to refer to the western part of the United States during the time when Europeans were first settling there. 0
noun wild west the western US during its settlement, esp with reference to its frontier lawlessness 0
noun wild west the western U.S. in its early frontier period of lawlessness 0

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Origin of wild west

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Wild west

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wild west popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wild west usage trend in Literature

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