Definitions for occidentˈɒk sɪ dənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Oc•ci•dentˈɒk sɪ dənt(n.)
the Occident, the West; the countries of Europe and America.
Ref: Western Hemisphere.
(l.c.) the west; the western regions.
Origin of Occident:
ME < MF < L occidere to fall, (of the sun) to set =oc-oc-+-cidere, comb. form of cadere to fall
Princeton's WordNet
West, Occident(noun)
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
western hemisphere, occident, New World(noun)
the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
Wiktionary
occident(Noun)
The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; u2013 opposed to orient. Specifically, in former times, Europe as opposed to Asia; now, also, the Western hemisphere.
Origin: From occident, from occidentem, from occido
Webster Dictionary
Occident(noun)
the part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; -- opposed to orient. Specifically, in former times, Europe as opposed to Asia; now, also, the Western hemisphere
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