The Occident
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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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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby The Occident
The Nutcracker, nuts and bolts, the, theo-, Theobald, theobromine, The Occident, theocentric, Theoclymenus, theocon, theocracy, theocrasy
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