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Webster 1913 Edition
Occident
Oc′ci-dent
,Noun.
[F., fr. L.
occidens
, occidentis
, fr. occidents
, p. pr. of occidere
to fall or go down. See Occasion
.] The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; – opposed to
orient
. Specifically, in former times, Europe as opposed to Asia; now, also, the Western hemisphere. Chaucer.
I may wander from east to
occident
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Occident
OC'CIDENT
,Noun.
The west; the western quarter of the hemisphere; so called from the decline or fall of the sun.
Definition 2025
Occident
Occident
See also: occident
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔk.si.dɑ̃/
Proper noun
Occident m
- the West (Western world)
Related terms
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occident
See also: Occident
English
Noun
occident
- The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
- The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia
Derived terms
Related terms
Antonyms
Translations
part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔk.si.dɑ̃/
Noun
occident m (plural occidents)
- west (compass point)
- Alternative letter-case form of Occident