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Definition of Occidental
1. Adjective. Denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere. "Hesperian culture"
2. Noun. A native inhabitant of the Occident.
3. Noun. An artificial language.
Definition of Occidental
1. a. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; -- opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.
Definition of Occidental
1. Proper noun. An artificial language, once renamed Interlingue in an attempt to compete with Interlingua ¹
2. Adjective. (alternative capitalization of occidental) ¹
3. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. ¹
4. Adjective. (obsolete) Possessing inferior hardness, brilliance, or beauty; – used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior. ¹
5. Noun. A Western Christian of the Latin rite ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Occidental
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Occidental
Literary usage of Occidental
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Industrial Relations. Division of Labor Statistics and Law Enforcement, California Bureau of Labor Statistics (1890)
"A. Chiefly sent to occidental members to give them the chance to insure in the
new organization, or reinsure themselves, if they so desired. ..."
2. Libraries of Los Angeles and Vicinity by Ralph Lester Power (1921)
"occidental COLLEGE LIBRARY In February 1887, articles of incorporation were drawn
for the occidental University of Los Angeles and September, 1888, ..."
3. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"The Weekly occidental, "devoted to literature," made its appearance in Virginia.
All the literary people were engaged to write for it. ..."
4. The U.S. Mining Laws and the Decisions of the Commissioner of the General by Dennis Kingsley Sickels, United States General Land Office, United States Supreme Court (1881)
"SIB: I have considered the case of the Sutro Tunnel Company v. the occidental
Mill and Mining Company, situated on the Brunswick lode, Silver Star Mining ..."
5. System of Positive Polity by Auguste Comte (1875)
"occidental One of the most important of such measures would be the ... It should
be recruited and supported by all five branches of the occidental family, ..."
6. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1906)
"The Weekly occidental, " devoted to literature," made its appearance in Virginia.
All the literary people were engaged to write for it. ..."
7. History of the Pilgrims and Puritans: Their Ancestry and Descendants; Basis by Joseph Dillaway Sawyer (1922)
"occidental CROSS. A good epitaph for some of these Spaniards would be "Their ...
The occidental cross, used in worship by the natives of this faraway land, ..."
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