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occidental
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As an adjective, occidental means of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west. As a noun, it means a Western Christian of the Latin rite.
Meanings of occidental
6 meaningsadjective
Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.
“occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.”
Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality.
Denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
“occidental civilization”
“Hesperian culture”
Similar: Hesperian
noun
A Western Christian of the Latin rite
A native inhabitant of the Occidentperson
A planned international auxiliary language created by Edgar de Wahl, and published in 1922
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).