Occident
[ok-si-duh nt]
- the Occident,
- the West; the countries of Europe and America.
- Western Hemisphere.
- (lowercase) the west; the western regions.
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Origin of Occident
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Occident
- the countries of Europe and America
- the western hemisphere
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occident
Word Origin for occident
C14: via Old French from Latin occidere to fall, go down (with reference to the setting sun); see occasion
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Word Origin and History for the occident
Occident
late 14c., "western part" (of the heavens or earth), from Old French occident (12c.) or directly from Latin occidentem (nominative occidens) "western sky, sunset, part of the sky in which the sun sets," noun use of adjective meaning "setting," from present participle of occidere "fall down, go down" (see occasion (n.)).
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The Occident
Term referring originally to Europe but now including North America and South America as well. Occident means “the West,” as opposed to Orient, “the East.”
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