occident
Meaning
- The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
- The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia and Africa.
Opposite of
orient, east, levant
Synonyms
Translations
occidente
occident
ocidente
Abendland
batılı
occidente
εσπερία
Nou MónPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɒksɪdənt/
Etymology
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”).
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