occident

Betekenis (Engels)

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 and Africa.

Concepten

westen

Tegenovergesteld aan

orient, east, levant

Synoniemen

west

New World

western hemisphere

due west

westward

Occident

the west

Vertalingen

occidente

occident

ocidente

Abendland

batılı

occidente

Westen

εσπερία

δύσις

Okzident

batı

hémisphère ouest

δύση

Nouveau Monde

Nou Món

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɒksɪdənt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: occident

In summary

From Middle English occident, from Old French occident, from Latin occidentem (“western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets”), from occido (“go down, set”).