Occidental: meaning, definitions and examples
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Occidental
[ หษk.sษชหden.tษl ]
language
relating to or characteristic of the countries of the Occident or the western parts of the world.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- the Occidental tradition
- Occidental culture is different from Oriental culture
Translations
Translations of the word "Occidental" in other languages:
๐ต๐น ocidental
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเคถเฅเคเคฟเคฎเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช westlich
๐ฎ๐ฉ barat
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะฐั ัะดะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ zachodni
๐ฏ๐ต ่ฅฟๆดใฎ
๐ซ๐ท occidental
๐ช๐ธ occidental
๐น๐ท batฤฑ
๐ฐ๐ท ์์ชฝ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุบุฑุจู
๐จ๐ฟ zรกpadnรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ zรกpadnรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ่ฅฟๆน็
๐ธ๐ฎ zahodni
๐ฎ๐ธ vestur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะฐััั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแกแแแแฃแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ qษrb
๐ฒ๐ฝ occidental
Word origin
The word 'Occidental' comes from the Latin word 'occidentalis', which means western. It has been used in English since the 14th century to refer to things related to the western parts of the world. The term is often contrasted with 'Oriental', which refers to the eastern parts of the world. 'Occidental' is commonly used in academic and cultural contexts to discuss Western culture, traditions, and people.
See also: occident.