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Occident

[ ok-si-duhnt ]

noun

  1. the Occident,
    1. the West; the countries of Europe and America.
  2. (lowercase) the west; the western regions.


Occident

1

/ 藞蓲办蝉瑟诲蓹苍迟 /

noun

  1. the countries of Europe and America
  2. the western hemisphere
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

occident

2

/ 藞蓲办蝉瑟诲蓹苍迟 /

noun

  1. a literary or formal word for west Compare orient
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Occident1

Middle English < Middle French < Latin occident- (stem of 辞肠肠颈诲脓苍蝉 ) present participle of occidere to fall, (of the sun) to set, equivalent to oc- oc- + cid- (combining form of cadere to fall) + -ent- -ent
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Occident1

C14: via Old French from Latin occidere to fall, go down (with reference to the setting sun); see occasion
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鈥淓rnesto Araujo believes that Trump is the guy who will lead the Occident to a new era of prosperity and high values, based on family and morality,鈥 she said.

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As oil retreated to around $50 a barrel, Occident shares ended 2018 down more than 15 percent, closely tracking the weakness in oil prices.

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鈥淭he dichotomy of the Orient and the Occident is breaking down the world over, even as subtle gradations continue to persist.鈥

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She loves New York but also responds deeply to the Asian Manhattan鈥攖o Hong Kong鈥檚 entrep 么 t culture and it's mercantile mix of Orient and Occident.

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鈥淥rientalism鈥 is not just a particular position staked against the 鈥淥ccident.鈥

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