About The Word Occident
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Occident
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What's The Definition Of Occident?
[n] the hemisphere that includes North and South America
[n] the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North and South America Synonyms | Synonyms for Occident: New World | West | western hemisphere Related Terms | Find terms related to Occident: Africa | America | Antipodes | Asia | Asia Major | Asia Minor | Australasia | continent | down under | East | Eastern Hemisphere | eastland | Eurasia | Europe | Far East | landmass | Levant | Middle East | Near East | New World | Oceania | Old World | Orient | the old country | West | Western Hemisphere See Also | hemisphere | North America | region | South America Occident In Webster's Dictionary \Oc"ci*dent\, 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.
I may wander from east to occident. --Shak.
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