occidental

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French occidental, from Latin occidentalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

occidental (comparative more occidental, superlative most occidental)

1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.]

   occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.

2. Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality. [from 18th c.]

Noun

occidental (plural occidentals)

1. A Western Christian of the Latin rite

See also

• oriental
• boreal
• austral

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentālis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ok.si.dənˈtal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /uk.si.dənˈtal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ok.si.denˈtal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

occidental (masculine and feminine plural occidentals)

1. western

See also

Cardinal directions (punt cardinal):

NO N NE O E SO S SE

n-occ sept n-or occ or s-occ mer s-or

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔk.si.dɑ̃.tal/
• Homophones: occidentale, occidentes

Adjective

occidental (feminine singular occidentale, masculine plural occidentaux, feminine plural occidentales)

1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western

Further reading

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

Adjective

occidental m, f (plural occidentais, comparable)

1. superseded spelling of ocidental (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).

Etymology

Borrowed from French occidental, Latin occidentalis.

Adjective

occidental m, n (feminine singular occidentală, masculine plural occidentali, feminine and neuter plural occidentale)

1. western

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentalis.

Adjective

occidental (plural occidentales)

1. western