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

“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 • Mar. 28, 2018

And travelers saw in the new border at Orenburg the appropriate mixture of Orient and Occident.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2017

He commissioned Muybridge to photograph Occident, one of his champion trotters, in motion.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2010

Almost a century after the Great Disruption split parts of the world into different Ages, or time periods, politicians in New Occident are planning to close the borders.

From Washington Post

"Orient et Occident," march for military band, op.

From Masters of French Music by Hervey, Arthur