Definitions for Occidental
ˌɒk sɪˈdɛn tloc·ci·den·tal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Occidentalnoun

   a native inhabitant of the Occident

2. Occidentaladjective

   an artificial language

3. occidental, Hesperianadjective

   denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere

   "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. occidentalnoun

   A Western Christian of the Latin rite

2. occidentaladjective

   Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.

   occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.

3. occidentaladjective

   Possessing inferior hardness, brilliance, or beauty; – used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior.

4. Occidentalnoun

   An artificial language, once renamed Interlingue in an attempt to compete with Interlingua

5. Etymology: From occident, from occidentem, from occido

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Occidentaladjective

   Western.

   Etymology: occidentalis, Latin.

   Ere twice in murk and occidental damp,
   Moist Hesperus hath quench’d his sleepy lamp. William Shakespeare.

   If she had not been drained, she might have tiled her palaces with occidental gold and silver. James Howell.

   East and west have been the obvious conceptions of philosophers, magnifying the condition of India above the setting and occidental climates. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Err.

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1. occidental

   Occidental refers to the countries, customs, and people of the Western world, typically associated with Europe, the Americas, and parts of Australasia. It is often used to contrast with the cultures of the Oriental or Eastern world. The term stems from the Latin word "occidens," meaning "sunset" or "west."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Occidentaladjective

   of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; -- opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet

2. Occidentaladjective

   possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, or beauty; -- used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior

3. Etymology: [L. occidentalis; cf. F. occidental.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Occidental

   Occidental is a census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 1,115 at the 2010 census, down from 1,272 at the 2000 census.

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1. • Inhabitant

How to pronounce Occidental?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Occidental in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Occidental in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Occidental in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Occidental in a Sentence

1. Mark Kantrowitz:

   I said: 'Don't let her visit Occidental.' She visited. And she went to Occidental.

2. John Linehan:

   Our concern is the willingness of the management team at Occidental to cut very favorable deals against the interests of shareholders on a longer-term basis.

3. Steve Oldham:

   (...) These new investments will allow us to accelerate the deployment of our DAC and AIR TO FUELS technologies, with an increasing focus worldwide on the need for aggressive emissions reductions, CE's technology can play a major role, and energy industry leaders like Occidental and Chevron will greatly accelerate commercialization of CE's technology.

4. Michael WirthNow:

   We never got into a war. The other party( Occidental) actually bid against themselves multiple times, the war wasn't with us. It was within.

5. Socar Trading:

   Following Occidental Petroleum's announcement in late 2014 of its intention to pull back from proprietary trading of crude oil, SOCAR Trading took the opportunity to recruit Phibro's London trading team and increase significantly its presence in the London oil market.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Occidental
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Occidental
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Occidental
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Occidental
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Occidental