occident

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English

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Etymology

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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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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒksɪdənt/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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occident (usually uncountable, plural occidents)

  1. The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
    Synonyms: ponent, west
    Antonyms: orient, east
  2. The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia and Africa.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin occidentem.

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occident m (plural occidents)

  1. west
    Synonyms: ponent, oest
    Antonym: orient

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin occidentem.

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Noun

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occident m (plural occidents)

  1. west (compass point)
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Occident

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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Form of the verb occidō.

Verb

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occident

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of occidō

Etymology 2

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Form of the verb occīdō.

Verb

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occīdent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of occīdō

Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin occidens, occidentem.

Noun

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occident oblique singularm (nominative singular occidenz or occidentz)

  1. the west

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: occident
  • French: occident

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French occident, Latin occidens, occidentem.

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occident n (uncountable)

  1. west, Occident

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Synonyms

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  • vest (standard), apus (somewhat uncommon today)
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