how to pronounce western

/wɛs.tɛʁn/

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western is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of western in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… d'argent qui passe par western union sur …”

meanings of western

noun:

Western (film genre).

western frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word western occurs in french on average 6.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.