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Occident

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'occident', 'Occident': /ˈɒksɪdənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ok′si dənt)

Oc•ci•dent (ok′si dənt),USA pronunciation n.

the Occident:
- the West;
  the countries of Europe and America.
- See Western Hemisphere.
(l.c.) the west;
the western regions.

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
Middle French
Middle English

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Occident /ˈɒksɪdənt/ n the Occident

the countries of Europe and America
the western hemisphere

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

occident /ˈɒksɪdənt/ n

a literary or formal word for west
Compare orient

Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin occidere to fall, go down (with reference to the setting sun); see occasion

'Occident' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Occidental - orient - West - oc- - occ. - westernism - westernize

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