occidental
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Occident or its natives and inhabitants.
occidentals
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pluralof occidental.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Simple as these tales, their presentation is made to seem curious to occidentals by the antique conventions of Chinese drama.
From Time Magazine Archive
The only object of Persian art at all familiar to average occidentals is the famed throne upon which sit Persia's Shahs.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the outer standpoint such meetings are inconceivable, for we are orientals whereas you are occidentals.
From The Promulgation of Universal Peace by `Abdu'l-Bahá
"Admitting that we occidentals do not understand the character of your..."
From Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad
Nathalie Haldin surprised me by saying, as if she had thought very much on the subject, that the occidentals did not understand the situation.
From Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad
