English Explanatory Dictionary

occidental

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.
  2. Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality.
noun
  1. A Western Christian of the Latin rite
name
  1. An artificial language, created by Edgar de Wahl later renamed Interlingue shortly before the publication of Interlingua
  2. A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of occidental.

Pronunciation

/ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/ en-us-occidental.ogg

Word forms

occidental more occidental most occidental occidentals

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis, equivalent to occident + -al.

Synonyms

western

Antonyms

oriental

Related words

Occident oriental boreal austral

Derived words

nonoccidental occidentalism occidentalist occidentalize occidentally unoccidental
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