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Wild West

undeveloped territory of the United States, c. 1607–1912
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Wild West
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Summary

Wild West is a historical region[1]. It ranks in the top 0.88% of historical region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,006 views/month, #4 of 457).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Commons category: Wild West[4]
  • Said to be the same as: American frontier[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:American frontier[6]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Wild West[7]
  • Described by source: Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band[8]
  • Different from: Dziki Zachód[9]
  • History of topic: Chronologie de la conquête de l'Ouest[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11]

Why It Matters

Wild West has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Once Upon a Time in the West United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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