Occident

[ ok-si-duhnt ]

noun
  1. the Occident,

  2. (lowercase) the west; the western regions.

Origin of Occident

1
Middle English <Middle French <Latin occident- (stem of occidēns) present participle of occidere to fall, (of the sun) to set, equivalent to oc-oc- + cid- (combining form of cadere to fall) + -ent--ent

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British Dictionary definitions for occident (1 of 2)

occident

/ (ˈɒksɪdənt) /


noun
  1. a literary or formal word for west Compare orient

Origin of occident

1
C14: via Old French from Latin occidere to fall, go down (with reference to the setting sun); see occasion

British Dictionary definitions for Occident (2 of 2)

Occident

/ (ˈɒksɪdənt) /


nounthe Occident
  1. the countries of Europe and America

  2. the western hemisphere

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