What is West?
[[File:CompassRose16_W.png|thumb|250px|right|Points of the compass with west highlighted]] {{otheruses}} '''West''' is one of the 4 main [[direction]]s on a [[compass]]. West is normally to the [[left]] on most [[map]]s. For example: ([[Germany]] is located to the west of [[Poland]], which is itself located to the west of [[Lithuania]]). When “The West” is used in everyday speech: it usually refers to the nations of [[Europe]] (Especially from Croatia Westward) and its daughter states in the [[Americas]] and [[Australasia]]. The [[sun]] and [[moon]] also [[set]] in the west. {{-}} {{geo-stub}} {{directions}} [[Category:Basic English 850 words]] [[Category:Compass directions]]