Occident

[ ok-si-duhnt ]

noun

1. the Occident,
   1. the West; the countries of Europe and America.
   2. Western Hemisphere.
2. (lowercase) the west; the western regions.

Occident

¹

/ ˈɒksɪdənt /

noun

1. the countries of Europe and America
2. the western hemisphere

occident

²

/ ˈɒksɪdənt /

noun

1. See orient, west
   a literary or formal word for west Compare orient

Word History and Origins

Origin of Occident¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Occident¹

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

Example Sentences

Spacially, the trade relations of the ancient Phnicians extended over the whole of the known Occident.

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In the Orient every man is producing as little as possible; in the Occident he is producing as much as possible.

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He was of Armenian descent, a singular instance of a person of Oriental extraction rising to eminence in the Occident.

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Can we not see Orient and Occident imaging themselves in their respective ideal products?

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Turkish coffee by the way, is very different from the coffee of the Occident.

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