occident

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French occident, from Latin occidentem (“western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets”), from occido (“go down, set”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒksɪdənt/

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Noun

occident

1. The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
2. The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia

Anagrams

• incocted

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidens, occidentem.

Noun

occident m (plural occidents)

1. west

Etymology

From Old French, borrowed from Latin occidēns, occidēntem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔk.si.dɑ̃/

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Noun

occident m (plural occidents)

1. west (compass point)
2. Alternative letter-case form of Occident

Further reading

• “occident” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology 1

Form of the verb occidō.

Etymology 2

Form of the verb occīdō.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidens, occidentem.

Noun

occident m (nominative singular occidenz or occidentz)

1. the west

Etymology

Borrowed from French occident, Latin occidens, occidentem.

Noun

occident n (uncountable)

1. west, Occident