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occident /ˈɒksɪdənt/ n - a literary or formal word for west
Compare orient
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin occidere to fall, go down (with reference to the setting sun); see occasion Oc•ci•dent (ok′si dənt),USA pronunciation n. - the Occident:
- the West;
the countries of Europe and America. - See Western Hemisphere.
- (l.c.) the west;
the western regions.
- 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
- Middle French
- Middle English
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Occident /ˈɒksɪdənt/ n the Occident - the countries of Europe and America
- the western hemisphere