westernmost
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of westernmost
Example Sentences
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Uyghurs, a Turkic minority, hail from China's westernmost province, Xinjiang.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Soon the family finds itself at the mercy of poor soil, fickle weather and a heartless landlord on “the westernmost scrap of Europe.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
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.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 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
It was close to the westernmost of the Nile’s seven mouths, the Canopic, but far enough away to avoid having its harbor silted up by the river’s outflow.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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