Meanings
occident1
plural occidents
- The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia and Africa.
Occident2
- the West (Western world)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
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nounthe hemisphere that includes North America and South America
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Origin
occident · noun
- Latinoccidentem“western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets”
- Old Frenchoccident
- Middle Englishoccident
- Englishoccident
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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Full word history & related roots →Occident · proper noun
- Latinoccidens
- Old Frenchoccident
- Middle Englishoccident
- EnglishOccident
From Middle English occident, from Old French occident, from Latin occidens.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian запад
- запад (zapad)part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west
French occident
- occidentpart of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west
German Okzident
- Okzidentpart of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west
Italian occidente
- occidentepart of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west
Portuguese ocidente
- ocidentepart of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west
Romanian occident
- occidentpart of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west
Spanish occidente
- occidentepart of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west
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Cite this entry
occident. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occident
“occident.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occident. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occident,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occident.
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