Occident

American  

[ok-si-duhnt] / ˈɒk sɪ dənt /

noun

1. the Occident,

   1. the West; the countries of Europe and America.

   2. Western Hemisphere.

2. (lowercase) the west; the western regions.

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Occident ¹ British  

/ ˈɒksɪdənt /

noun

1. the countries of Europe and America

2. the western hemisphere

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occident ² British  

/ ˈɒksɪdənt /

noun

1. a literary or formal word for west Compare orient

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Etymology

Origin of Occident

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

Example Sentences

As oil retreated to around $50 a barrel, Occident shares ended 2018 down more than 15 percent, closely tracking the weakness in oil prices.

From Reuters

“The dichotomy of the Orient and the Occident is breaking down the world over, even as subtle gradations continue to persist.”

From New York Times

She loves New York but also responds deeply to the Asian Manhattan—to Hong Kong’s entrep ô t culture and it's mercantile mix of Orient and Occident.

From Time

“Orientalism” is not just a particular position staked against the “Occident.”

From Salon

Pegida, an acronym for Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident, had said profits from the sale would be given to homeless Germans.

From The Guardian