"occidental" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/ Audio: en-us-occidental.ogg Forms: more occidental [comparative], most occidental [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛntəl Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis, equivalent to occident + -al. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱh₂d-}}, {{bor+|en|frm|occidental}} Borrowed from Middle French occidental, {{der|en|la|occidentalis|}} Latin occidentalis, {{af|en|occident|-al}} occident + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} occidental (comparative more occidental, superlative most occidental)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. Translations (of the occident): западен (zapaden) (Bulgarian), 西方的 (Chinese Mandarin), länsimainen (Finnish), occidental (French), abendländisch (German), okzidental (German), oksidantal (Haitian Creole), rietumu (Latvian), പശ്ചിമ (paścima) (Malayalam), vestlig (Norwegian), oksidentalsk (Norwegian), zachodni (Polish), okcydentalny (Polish), за́падный (západnyj) [masculine] (Russian), zahóden (Slovene), occidental (Spanish), poniente (Spanish), batı (Turkish), batısal (Turkish), vesüdänik (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-occidental-en-adj-yn8KFatp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 40 48 Disambiguation of 'of the occident': 97 3
  2. Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality.
    Sense id: en-occidental-en-adj-cnBYBtFc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 40 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: western Derived forms: nonoccidental, occidentalism, occidentalist, occidentalize, occidentally, unoccidental Related terms: Occident

Noun

IPA: /ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/ Audio: en-us-occidental.ogg Forms: occidentals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛntəl Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis, equivalent to occident + -al. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱh₂d-}}, {{bor+|en|frm|occidental}} Borrowed from Middle French occidental, {{der|en|la|occidentalis|}} Latin occidentalis, {{af|en|occident|-al}} occident + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} occidental (plural occidentals)
  1. A Western Christian of the Latin rite Related terms: oriental, boreal, austral
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "western"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "roman": "zapaden",
      "sense": "of the occident",
      "word": "западен"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "sense": "of the occident",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "ht",
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      "lang_code": "ht",
      "sense": "of the occident",
      "word": "oksidantal"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "lang_code": "lv",
      "sense": "of the occident",
      "word": "rietumu"
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      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "lang_code": "ml",
      "roman": "paścima",
      "sense": "of the occident",
      "word": "പശ്ചിമ"
    },
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "sense": "of the occident",
      "word": "vestlig"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "sense": "of the occident",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "of the occident",
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "lang_code": "sl",
      "sense": "of the occident",
      "word": "zahóden"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "of the occident",
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "of the occident",
      "word": "poniente"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "of the occident",
      "word": "batı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "of the occident",
      "word": "batısal"
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      "lang": "Volapük",
      "lang_code": "vo",
      "sense": "of the occident",
      "word": "vesüdänik"
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