OCCIDENT

West, Occident

(noun) the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

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

Antonyms

• orient

Anagrams

• incocted

Etymology

Proper noun

Occident

the West (Western world)

Antonyms

• Orient

Anagrams

• incocted

Source: Wiktionary

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Oc"ci*dent, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. occidens, occidentis, fr. occidents, p.pr. of occidere to fall or go down. See Occasion.]

Definition: 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. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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