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occident definition

oc·ci·dent (äk′sə dənt, -dent′)

noun

Old Poet. the west

Etymology: OFr < L occidens, direction of the setting sun < prp. of occidere, to fall: see occasion

occident Idioms

the Occident

the part of the world west of Asia, esp. Europe and the Americas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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