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

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 • Oct. 24, 2017

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

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2017

Photograph: Eric Gaillard/REUTERS Romanian film-maker Cristian Mungiu has been a favourite of the fest since his first feature film Occident appeared in the Directors’ Fortnight.

From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2016

The menu also melds Occident and Orient to original effect.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2011

He established a periodical, "Orient and Occident," in 1862.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.