westernmost

adjective

west·​ern·​most ˈwe-stərn-ˌmōst How to pronounce westernmost (audio)
: furthest to the west
… wild species in the westernmost Amazon of Colombia and Ecuador.Richard Evans Schultes
The view in the photographs is near the western boundary of the westernmost county in Kansas …Thomas & Geraldine Vale

Examples of westernmost in a Sentence

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The Japanese Defense Ministry confirmed that two Chinese drones were detected flying between Taiwan and Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni on Monday. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025 Brier Island, Nova Scotia Perched at the westernmost tip of Nova Scotia, Brier Island serves as one of the Bay of Fundy’s top destinations for seabird watching. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 The second chain stretches from Japan to the island of New Guinea via Guam, which is the westernmost U.S. territory that serves as a military hub. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025 But, if the flying insect does venture into the Free State in 2025, scientists believe it will be confined to the westernmost portions of Maryland bordering Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for westernmost

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of westernmost was in 1589

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“Westernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westernmost. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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