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Western United States

region comprising the westernmost states of the United States
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Summary

Western United States is an U.S. region[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of u s region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,139 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: United States[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Commons category: Western United States[5]
  • Said to be the same as: West of the Mississippi[6]
  • Has part(s): Southwestern United States[7], Mountain States[8], Pacific States Region[9], Intermountain West[10], West Coast of the United States[11], Northwestern United States[12]
  • Highest point: Denali[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Western United States[14]
  • Different from: West of the Mississippi[15]
  • Economy of topic: economy of the Western United States[16]

Why It Matters

Western United States has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Highest point → Denali
    Country → —
    Instance of → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: west-u-s, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289971207|west u s (#289971207)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
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