See Also: Wild West(dictionary)
Wild West(dictionary)
Wild West Show(encyclopedia)
Wild boar stew with wild mushrooms, chestnuts and chorizo(recipes)
Wild or Wild Card - Video Poker(gambling)
West Bay-West Beach(tourism)
wild(2)(dictionary)
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wild man(dictionary)
Wild(medicine)

Wild West (iou)



Wild West noun phr. M19.
[from WILD adjective + WEST noun2.]
The western part of the US during its lawless frontier period. M19.
attrib.: A. Nicol She removed the Wild West novels and romance magazines.
transf. & fig. Any place or area compared to the N. American Wild West, esp. with regard to its lawlessness. L19.
Comb.: Wild West show a circus or fairground entertainment depicting cowboys and N. American Indians with displays of riding, shooting, etc.
wild western adjective & noun (a) adjective characteristic of or resembling the Wild West; (b) noun a film about the Wild West; a western: M19.
Wild Westerner noun M20.