oc·ci·dent 
(ŏksĭ-dənt, -dĕnt′)
(ŏksĭ-dənt, -dĕnt′)n.
1. Western lands or regions; the west.
2. Occident The countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin occidēns, occident-, from present participle of occidere, to set (used of the sun); see OCCASION.]
- abscise
- abscisic acid
- abscissa
- abscission
- abscission zone
- abscond
- absconder
- abseil
- absence
- absence seizure
- absent
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absenteeism
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absently
- absent-minded
- absent-mindedly
- absent-mindedness
- absent without leave
- absinth
- absinthe
- absolute
- absolute alcohol