westernmost

[wes-tern-mohst, -muhst]

adjective

1. most western or westerly; farthest west.

Word History and Origins

Origin of westernmost¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; western + -most

Example Sentences

"One of the missiles struck a major American electronics manufacturer in our westernmost region, leading to serious damage and casualties," he wrote on social media on Thursday.

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Indian passports were issued as far west as Aden in modern Yemen, which functioned as India's westernmost port and was administered as part of Bombay Province.

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In mid-October, he told his tens of thousands of social media followers that an earthquake would soon hit at the westernmost point of California, south of the small coastal city of Eureka.

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All the supermarkets whose products were tested previously disputed the BBC's findings, while China also denies it uses forced labour in its westernmost province.

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Human rights groups say the most vulnerable are those from the Roma ethnic minority from the westernmost Transcarpathian region, who are still living in shelters which will now close.

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