West

A 16-point compass rose with West colored pink

West is a direction. It is the direction to the left of you when you look north and to the right of you when you look south. The sun sets in the west. In many Pagan religions, the west represents death.

The West can also refer to culture, either

• Western Civilization in general,
• or to Western Europe more particularly.

See also[edit]

• Western World