What is considered the western world?

Question

what is the western world in everyone has there own opinion in asia everything west of them some parts of europe and africa everything west of them so where does the western world start europe africa or the americas

Answer 1

The term Western world or "the West" can have multiple meanings depending on its context. Originally defined as Western Europe, most modern uses of the term refer to the societies of Europe and their close genealogical, linguistic, and philosophical colonial descendants, typically included are those countries whose dominant culture is derived from European culture, such as North and South America, Australia and New Zealand.


Several Definitions of the Western worldAt different times and in different contexts, the definition of the West (also on rare occasions called the Occident) varies. Even definitions of what constitutes the West today vary. To define what is typical of modern Western society and Western culture is hindered by the lack of a clear definition and the dichotomy between Western Christian and Western secular thought.

See map in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world

Answer 2

I would say Europe and North America are "the West." South America is culturally distinct, but in broad terms can probably be lumped in with the West as well. Australia is also Western, despite it's geographic location. I don't think I would call Africa Western. Northern Africa is definitely Islamic.

Answer 3

Not Africa. Europe and the Americas.

Answer 4

Speaking as an Western Herbalist... Europe and the Americas

Answer 5

Western Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

Answer 6

America, and the countries that emulate American society. North America, Europe, parts of Asia.

Answer 7

All of Europe from about Vienna and West, and the USA and Canada.

Answer 8

Western Europe ...and keep going west!(Mostly referring to the northern hemisphere,but not always.)

Answer 9

everything beyond asia and africa is termed as the west.while north and south america were also called as the new world , when they were discovered.

Answer 10

western cultural begins in european russia encompass all of europe and the americas.