Oc‧ci‧dent /ˈɒksəd
ənt, ˈɒksɪd
ənt $ ˈɑːksəd
ənt, -dent/
noun[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: Latin, present participle of occidere 'to fall', (of the sun) 'to set']
the Occident literary the western part of the world, especially Europe and the Americas ⇒
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