Definition of Occident

1. Noun. The countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America.

Exact synonyms: West
Generic synonyms: Region
Terms within: Europe, North America, South America
Attributes: Western
Derivative terms: Occidental

2. Noun. The hemisphere that includes North America and South America.
Exact synonyms: New World, Western Hemisphere
Generic synonyms: Hemisphere
Terms within: North America, South America

Definition of Occident

1. n. 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.

Definition of Occident

1. the west [n -S] - See also: west

Lexicographical Neighbors of Occident

Occam's razor
Occam's Razor
occamies
occams
occamy
occamy
occasion
occasional
occasional
occasional(a)
occasionalism
occasionally
occasioned
occasioning
occasions
occident (current term)
Occidental
occidentalise
occidentalism
occidentalize
occidentalized
occidentalizes
occidentalizing
occidentally
occidentals
occidents
occies
occipita
occipital
occipital

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