West is a cardinal direction or compass point. West or The West may also refer to:

Geography and locations

Global context

* The Western world * Western culture and Western civilization in general * The Western Bloc, countries allied with NATO during the Cold War * The Occident, an early-modern term originated with geographical divisions mirroring the cultural divide between the Hellenistic east and Latin West, and the political divide between the Western and Eastern Roman empires

Regional contexts

* West River (disambiguation) * The American frontier, also called "The Old West" or "The Wild West", an American process of westward movement from 1600 to 1920 * The Western Regions, a historical term for regions of Chinese suzerainty in Central Asia * Western Territories (''Ziemie Zachodnie'') or Recovered Territories (''Ziemie Odzyskane''), Former eastern territories of Germany annexed to Poland * West (Cornish hundred) or West Wivelshire, a county subdivision of Cornwall, England * West (London sub region), a sub-region of the London Plan * West Region (Cameroon) * West, Mississippi, United States * West, Texas, United States * West, West Virginia, United States * Western United States, a region in the United States of America * Western Australia * West Bengal * Western Canada * Province of Canada, Canada West * West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

Astronomical locations

*Comet West, a comet discovered by Danish astronomer Richard M. West *2022 West, an asteroid

Acronyms

*Wales Evangelical School of Theology *Western European Summer Time *Weinstein Enhanced Sensory Test, a monofilament esthesiometer *Western European Satellite Triangulation subcommittee of International Association of Geodesy, IAG *WEST, Tungsten (W) Environment in Steady-state Tokamak, the name for the refitted Tore Supra#WEST, Tore Supra tokamak reactor in Cadarache, France

People and fictional characters

* West (name), list of people with surname West * Justice West (disambiguation) * West Rosen, a fictional character from the television series ''Heroes''

Film, television, and radio

* West (2007 film), ''West'' (2007 film), a 2007 Australian drama directed by Daniel Krige * West (2013 film), ''West'' (2013 film), a German drama film directed by Christian Schwochow * The West (1938 film), ''The West'' (1938 film), a 1938 French drama film * The West (miniseries), ''The West'' (miniseries), a 1996 television documentary miniseries directed by Stephen Ives * West (TV series), ''West'' (TV series), a 1973–74 Canadian documentary series * WEST (AM), a radio station (1400 AM) licensed to Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

Print media

* West (publisher), an American publisher * West (short story), "West" (short story), a story by Orson Scott Card * The West (Mayakovsky), ''The West'' (Mayakovsky), a 1922–1924 poetry cycle by Vladimir Mayakovsky * ''West'' magazine, published in two separate periods by the ''Los Angeles Times'' (and otherwise known as the ''Los Angeles Times Magazine'') * ''San Jose Mercury News West Magazine'' or ''West'', a Sunday magazine that succeeded the L.A. Times' ''West'' magazine * ''The West Australian'', a newspaper

Music

* West (EP), ''West'' (EP), an album by Ego Likeness * West (Lucinda Williams album), ''West'' (Lucinda Williams album), 2007 * West (Mark Eitzel album), ''West'' (Mark Eitzel album) * The West (album), ''The West'' (album), an album by Matmos * West (song), "West" (song), a rock song by The Alice Rose * "West" (Lucinda Williams song), a 2007 song off the eponymous Lucinda Williams album West (Lucinda Williams album), ''West'' (Lucinda Williams album) * "West", a 2001 song by rock duo Pinback from their album ''Blue Screen Life'' * "The West" (song), a 1999 Matmost song off the eponymous album The West (album), ''The West'' (album)

Organizations

* West (brewery), a microbrewery in Glasgow, Scotland * West Corporation, formerly West TeleServices * West Hartlepool R.F.C. or simply West, a rugby football club * West Race Cars, an American-Australian racing car manufacturer * West High School (disambiguation)

Other uses

* West (cigarette), a tobacco brand * Toronto West Detention Centre, a maximum security remand facility * Kingdom of the West, a region within the Society for Creative Anachronism * One side in the East–West Shrine Game