Occident

[ ok-si-duhnt ]

/ ˈɒk sɪ dənt /

noun

the Occident,

the West; the countries of Europe and America.
Western Hemisphere.

(lowercase) the west; the western regions.

Origin of Occident

Middle English <Middle French <Latin occident- (stem of occidēns) present participle of occidere to fall, (of the sun) to set, equivalent to oc-oc- + cid- (combining form of cadere to fall) + -ent--ent

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Occident

accident, Occident

Words nearby Occident

occasionalism, occasional licence, occasionally, occasional table, occasions, Occident, occidental, Occidentalism, Occidentalize, occipital, occipital artery

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Example sentences from the Web for Occident

Shall it breathe odor and languor from the orient, or chivalry from the occident?
The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings|Harriet Beecher Stowe
For the finger ladder, see Khler, in Orient and Occident, ii.
English Fairy Tales|Anonymous
In the Occident, giving to the poor is lending to the devil.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard
Occident, ok′si-dent, n. the western quarter of the sky where the sun goes down or sets: the west generally.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

The Occident and the Orient are no longer at the ends of the earth.
The Victorious Attitude|Orison Swett Marden

British Dictionary definitions for Occident (1 of 2)

occident

/ (ˈɒksɪdənt) /

noun

a literary or formal word for west Compare orient

Word Origin for occident

C14: via Old French from Latin occidere to fall, go down (with reference to the setting sun); see occasion

British Dictionary definitions for Occident (2 of 2)

Occident

/ (ˈɒksɪdənt) /

noun the Occident

the countries of Europe and America

the western hemisphere

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单词	occident
释义	Occident [ ok-si-duhnt ] / ˈɒk sɪ dənt / noun the Occident, the West; the countries of Europe and America. Western Hemisphere. (lowercase) the west; the western regions. Origin of Occident Middle English <Middle French <Latin occident- (stem of occidēns) present participle of occidere to fall, (of the sun) to set, equivalent to oc-oc- + cid- (combining form of cadere to fall) + -ent--ent WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Occident accident, Occident Words nearby Occident occasionalism, occasional licence, occasionally, occasional table, occasions, Occident, occidental, Occidentalism, Occidentalize, occipital, occipital artery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Occident Shall it breathe odor and languor from the orient, or chivalry from the occident? The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings\|Harriet Beecher Stowe For the finger ladder, see Khler, in Orient and Occident, ii. English Fairy Tales\|Anonymous In the Occident, giving to the poor is lending to the devil. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)\|Elbert Hubbard Occident, ok′si-dent, n. the western quarter of the sky where the sun goes down or sets: the west generally. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various The Occident and the Orient are no longer at the ends of the earth. The Victorious Attitude\|Orison Swett Marden British Dictionary definitions for Occident (1 of 2) occident / (ˈɒksɪdənt) / noun a literary or formal word for west Compare orient Word Origin for occident C14: via Old French from Latin occidere to fall, go down (with reference to the setting sun); see occasion British Dictionary definitions for Occident (2 of 2) Occident / (ˈɒksɪdənt) / noun the Occident the countries of Europe and America the western hemisphere Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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