Western (genre), a category of fiction and visual art centered on the American Old West

Western fiction, the Western genre as featured in literature

Western world, a particular group of countries, generally spanning Central and Western Europe and the Americas, also referred to as the "West" or the Occident

Western United States, the Western portion of the United States, sometimes referred to as the "American West"

Western culture (also called Western civilization), the human cultures of European origin

Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington

British Rail Class 52 locomotives were known as Westerns

Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Latin character sets (computing)

University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario

Western blot, a method in molecular biology to detect a certain protein in a sample by using antibody specific to that protein

Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western riding, a horseback riding style

Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut

Western saddle, used for western riding

Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois

Westernbank, a subsidiary of the W Holding Company

Western Canada, which includes British Columbia and the Prairie Provinces of Canada

Western Airlines, a defunct airline

Western music (North America), a genre associated with cowboys and related to country music, especially in the United States

Western Technical-Commercial School in Toronto, Ontario

Western, New York, a town in Oneida County, New York

Western Canada High School in Calgary, Alberta

Western State College of Colorado in Gunnison, Colorado

Western (airline), a new, unrelated airline founded in 2006

Western College Program at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio

Western University in Baku

Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan

Western Express Air, a regional airline in Bullhead City, Arizona

Western (CTA), the name of multiple stations on the Chicago 'L' train system