Meanings
proper noun
- A sociopolitical region in the west of Europe.
In it Marx says clearly that the schemata of Capital apply to Western Europe and do not claim universal validity (though it must be observed here that there is no hint of this limitation in Capital itself).
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 323
Translations
Afrikaans Wes-Europa
- Wes-EuropaWestern Europe
Arabic أُورُوبَّا الْغَرْبِيَّة
- أُورُوبَّا الْغَرْبِيَّة (ʔūrūbbā l-ḡarbiyya)Western Europe
Basque Mendebaldeko Europa
- Mendebaldeko EuropaWestern Europe
Bengali পশ্চিম ইউরোপ
- পশ্চিম ইউরোপ (pościm iurōp)Western Europe
Bulgarian За́падна Евро́па
- За́падна Евро́па (Západna Evrópa)Western Europe
Catalan Europa Occidental
- Europa OccidentalWestern Europe
Chinese Cantonese 西歐 /西欧
- 西歐 /西欧 (sai¹ au¹)Western Europe
Chinese Mandarin 西歐 /西欧
- 西歐 /西欧 (Xī-Ōu)Western Europe
Czech západní Evropa
- západní EvropaWestern Europe
Danish Vesteuropa
- VesteuropaWestern Europe
Dutch West-Europa
- West-EuropaWestern Europe
Esperanto Okcident-Eŭropo
- Okcident-EŭropoWestern Europe
Estonian Lääne-Euroopa
- Lääne-EuroopaWestern Europe
Finnish Länsi-Eurooppa
- Länsi-EurooppaWestern Europe
French Europe de l'Ouest, Europe occidentale
- Europe de l'OuestWestern Europe
- Europe occidentaleWestern Europe
German Westeuropa
- WesteuropaWestern Europe
Greek Δυτική Ευρώπη
- Δυτική Ευρώπη (Dytikí Evrópi)Western Europe
Hebrew מערב אירופה
- מערב אירופה (ma'aráv eirópa)Western Europe
Hindi पश्चिमी यूरोप
- पश्चिमी यूरोप (paścimī yūrop)Western Europe
Hungarian Nyugat-Európa
- Nyugat-EurópaWestern Europe
Icelandic Vestur-Evrópa
- Vestur-EvrópaWestern Europe
Indonesian Eropa Barat
- Eropa BaratWestern Europe
Irish Iarthar na hEorpa
- Iarthar na hEorpaWestern Europe
Italian Europa occidentale
- Europa occidentaleWestern Europe
Japanese 西ヨーロッパ, 西欧
- 西ヨーロッパ (Nishi Yōroppa)Western Europe
- 西欧 (Seiō)Western Europe
Korean 서(西)유럽, 서구
- 서(西)유럽 (Seo-Yureop)Western Europe
- 서구 (Seogu)Western Europe
Latvian Rietumeiropa, Vakareiropa
- RietumeiropaWestern Europe
- VakareiropaWestern Europe
Lithuanian Vakarų Europa
- Vakarų EuropaWestern Europe
Malay Eropah Barat
- Eropah BaratWestern Europe
Norwegian Bokmål Vest-Europa
- Vest-EuropaWestern Europe
Persian غرب اروپا
- غرب اروپا (ġarb-e orupâ)Western Europe
Polish Europa Zachodnia
- Europa ZachodniaWestern Europe
Portuguese Europa Ocidental
- Europa OcidentalWestern Europe
Romanian Europa de Vest
- Europa de VestWestern Europe
Russian За́падная Евро́па
- За́падная Евро́па (Západnaja Jevrópa)Western Europe
Slovak Západná Európa
- Západná EurópaWestern Europe
Spanish Europa Occidental
- Europa OccidentalWestern Europe
Swahili Ulaya ya Magharibi
- Ulaya ya MagharibiWestern Europe
Swedish Västeuropa
- VästeuropaWestern Europe
Tagalog Kanlurang Europa
- Kanlurang EuropaWestern Europe
Thai ยุโรปตะวันตก
- ยุโรปตะวันตก (yú-ròop-dtà-wan-dtòk)Western Europe
Turkish Batı Avrupa
- Batı AvrupaWestern Europe
Ukrainian За́хідна Євро́па
- За́хідна Євро́па (Záxidna Jevrópa)Western Europe
Urdu مَغْرِبی یُورَپ
- مَغْرِبی یُورَپ (maġribī yūrap)Western Europe
Vietnamese Tây Âu
- Tây ÂuWestern Europe
Welsh Gorllewin Ewrop
- Gorllewin EwropWestern Europe
Yiddish מערבֿ־אייראָפּע
- מערבֿ־אייראָפּע (mayrev-eyrope)Western Europe
Cite this entry
APA
Western Europe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Western%20Europe
MLA
“Western Europe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Western%20Europe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Western Europe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Western%20Europe.
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