westerners
Folks from Europe
Westerners are people from or living in the western part of a country or region, or more broadly, people from Western countries—typically Europe, North America, and other nations sharing European cultural heritage.
The term often appears in discussions contrasting Western and Eastern cultures, values, or political systems.
Westerners often struggle with the concept of face in Asian business dealings.
In American contexts, a westerner may simply mean someone from the western United States.
People from that continent
- AmericansU.S. citizens
- NATOWestern defense organization
- First WorldProsperous industrialized democracies
- industrializedHaving established manufacturing economies
transatlantic · Occident · Eurocentric · G7
Obvious, inescapable fate
- frontierEdge of settlement
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
settlement · land rush · Oregon Trail · gold rush · wagon train · land grab · annexation · exploration
Cowboy skills competition
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- chapsProtective riding legwear
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- saddleMounted rider's seat
bronco · corral · wrangler · outlaw · sheriff · six-shooter · bandana · saloon
Doctrine of personal independence
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- modernityBeing of present times
- democracyRule by the people
capitalism · consumerism · Christianity · Enlightenment · Eurocentrism · cultural imperialism · ethnocentrism · colonialism
Travelers seeing sights
- backpackersTravelers with frame-mounted bags
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
- adventurersThose seeking exciting experiences
- sightseersVisitors exploring notable places
holidaymakers · jetsetters · sojourners · gap year · travel bloggers · digital nomads · package tours · resorts
Europeans
People from that continent
- AmericansU.S. citizens
- NATOWestern defense organization
- First WorldProsperous industrialized democracies
industrialized · transatlantic · Occident · Eurocentric · G7
manifest destiny
Obvious, inescapable fate
colonization · settlement · land rush · Oregon Trail · gold rush · wagon train · land grab · annexation · exploration · Louisiana Purchase
rodeo
Cowboy skills competition
saddle · bronco · corral · wrangler · outlaw · sheriff · six-shooter · bandana · saloon · mustang
individualism
Doctrine of personal independence
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- modernityBeing of present times
democracy · capitalism · consumerism · Christianity · Enlightenment · Eurocentrism · cultural imperialism · ethnocentrism · colonialism · hegemony
tourists
Travelers seeing sights
- backpackersTravelers with frame-mounted bags
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
- adventurersThose seeking exciting experiences
sightseers · holidaymakers · jetsetters · sojourners · gap year · travel bloggers · digital nomads · package tours · resorts · guidebooks
westernerseasterners
People from Atlantic regions
Asians · Orientals · Middle Easterners · East Asians · South Asians