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Definition of the Occident noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

the Occident

noun

NAmE//ˈɑksədənt//

, NAmE//ˈɑksəˌdɛnt//

[singular] (formal)

the western part of the world, especially Europe and America compare Orient

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occidental

NAmE//ˌɑksəˈdɛntl//

adjectiveSee the Occident in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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