Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

westside

/ˈwɛst.saɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: west-side
IPA: /ˈwɛst.saɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The western side of a building, street, area etc.

Example Sentences

"This EIS describes and analyzes the environmental impacts of implementing an updated 10-year timber management plan for the 244,059 acres of public land in the Columbia and Alsea-Rickreall Sustained Yield Units on the westside of the Salem District, Oregon."
"At Olynthos, all habitation-blocks are oriented east-west so that the houses share partition walls on the east- and westsides."
"We also joined with another Senior CYO group from the westside, and that just made us even bigger."

Etymology

From west + side.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɛst.saɪd/
British English: /ˈwɛst.saɪd/

Inflected Forms

westsides (plural) west side (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

eastside northside southside downtown uptown midtown

Rhymes With

side outside died inside side-by-side tried provide wide ride decide guide applied

Questions

How do you pronounce westside?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛst.saɪd/.
What does westside mean?: The western side of a building, street, area etc.
Where does westside come from?: From west + side.

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