Word Study
occasionate |
occasioner |
occasions |
occasive |
occecation |
occident
| occidental
| occidentalise
| occidentalism
| occidentalize
| occidentals
HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
DEVIL DICTIONARY
THESAURUS
occident
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun occident has 2 senses
- occident(n = noun.location) west - the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America; Array is a kind of region
- occident(n = noun.location) new world, western hemisphere - the hemisphere that includes North America and South America; Array is a kind of hemisphere
has parts: europe, north america, south america
Derived form adjective occidental1
has parts: north america, south america
CIDE DICTIONARY
occident, n. [F., fr. L. occidens, occidentis, fr. occidents, p. pr. of occidere to fall or go down. See Occasion.].
The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; -- opposed to orient . Specifically, in former times, Europe as opposed to Asia; now, also, the Western hemisphere. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
"I may wander from east to occident."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
occident, n. poet. or rhet.
1 (prec. by the) the West.
2 western Europe.
3 Europe, America, or both, as distinct from the Orient.
4 European in contrast to Oriental civilization.
1 (prec. by the) the West.
2 western Europe.
3 Europe, America, or both, as distinct from the Orient.
4 European in contrast to Oriental civilization.
Etymology
ME f. OF f. L occidens -entis setting, sunset, west (as OCCASION)
DEVIL DICTIONARY
occident
n. The part of the world lying west (or east) of the Orient. It is largely inhabited by Christians, a powerful subtribe of the Hypocrites, whose principal industries are murder and cheating, which they are pleased to call "war" and "commerce." These, also, are the principal industries of the Orient.THESAURUS
occident
Africa, America, Antipodes, Asia, Asia Major, Asia Minor, Australasia, East, Eastern Hemisphere, Eurasia, Europe, Far East, Levant, Middle East, Near East, New World, Oceania, Old World, Orient, West, Western Hemisphere, continent, down under, eastland, landmass, the old country
For further exploring for "occident" in Webster Dictionary Online
