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westernmost

American  
[wes-tern-mohst, -muhst] / ˈwɛs tərnˌmoʊst, -məst /

adjective

  1. most western or westerly; farthest west.


westernmost British  
/ ˈwɛstənˌməʊst /

adjective

  1. situated or occurring farthest west

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Etymology

Origin of westernmost

First recorded in 1695–1705; western + -most

Example Sentences

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For weeks now, angry and distressed residents in Indonesia's westernmost province have been raising white flags over the state's slow response to a series of deadly floods.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

On New Island, the westernmost island in the archipelago, scientists have uncovered possible evidence of human settlement consistent with the mobile, sea-faring culture of the Yagán.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024

ET, but El Paso and Hudspeth counties in the westernmost tip of the state close at 9 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

These rivers and their associated basins also mark the westernmost and easternmost distribution boundaries of the Ayeyarwady pit viper.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

The body of the caravan was forty tarpan horses, twenty camels, and twenty pack mules, all carrying goods first to Turfan, in westernmost China, then to Kashgar.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri