Normal view
MARC view
Western countries (Geographic Name)
Used for/see from:
- Occident
- West (Western countries)
- Western nations
- Western world
See also:
Work cat.: Rinpoche, S. Spirit of Buddhism : The future of Dharma in the West, 2003.
Wikipedia ency. online, Aug. 13, 2003 (Western countries; sometimes called: the West; the Occident)
Encarta world Eng. dict.: West, n. (1. The countries of Europe and North and South America; 2. Those countries of the world, especially in Europe and North and South America, whose culture and society are most influenced by traditions rooted in Greek and Roman culture and in Christianity; 3. The non-communist countries of Europe and North and South America during the Cold War; Occident: The west)