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

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Sections 1 through 4—the westernmost part of the trail—are already open. — Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 2 Jan. 2026 The other option is to start from the westernmost parking lot in the park on the Sunset Trail. — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 27 Mar. 2026 Beyond offering amazing sunset views, this rocky cape also happens to mark the westernmost point of continental Europe. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026 Additionally, the path of totality will only cover the westernmost parts of Iceland, not the entire country. — Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for westernmost

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

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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 10 Jul. 2026.

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