- of or relating to the Occident
- an inhabitant, esp a native, of the Occident
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Occidental /ˌɒksɪˈdɛntəl/ (sometimes not capital) adj
oc•ci•den•tal /ˌɑksɪˈdɛntəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- of or relating to the West, or the countries of Europe and America.
oc•ci•den•tal
(ok′si den′tl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
oc′ci•den•tal′i•ty, n.
oc′ci•den′tal•ly, adv.
- (usually cap.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Occident or its natives and inhabitants.
- western.
n.
- (usually cap.) a native or inhabitant of the Occident.
- Latin occidentālis western, equivalent. to occident- occident + -ālis -al1
- Middle English 1350–1400
oc′ci•den′tal•ly, adv.
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'Occidental' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Sonora
- west
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- occ.
- Occidentalism
- Occidentalize
- western