occident

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see also: Occident

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɒksɪdənt/

Noun

occident

1. The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
2. The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia

Antonyms

• orient

Translations

• French: occident
• German: Okzident
• Italian: occidente
• Portuguese: ocidente
• Spanish: occidente

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Occident

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Proper noun

1. the West (Western world)

Antonyms

• Orient

Related terms

• occidental

Translations

• German: Okzident, Abendland

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