occident
The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the eveningThe part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
» Encourage harmony between the Occident and the Orient.
Meaning
2 sensesThe part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
Okzident
The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia and Africa.
- the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
- the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
Examples
3 sentencesEncourage harmony between the Occident and the Orient.
The Occident and the Orient are merely on the same planet.
"Occident" comes from the Latin verb "occido," meaning "I kill."
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English occident, from Old French occident, from Latin occidentem (“western skFrom 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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Forms
plural: occidentsSynonyms
4 synonyms- the hemisphere that includes North America and South America:western hemisphere
- the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America:Western worldWest