Occidental

//ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A Western Christian of the Latin rite
"Most occidentals resident in South China have joined the Chinese in their zealous enthusiasm for the lychee."
2
a planned international auxiliary language created by Edgar de Wahl, and published in 1922 wordnet
3
a native inhabitant of the Occident wordnet

Adjective

1
Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.
"occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet."
2
Alternative letter-case form of occidental. alt-of, not-comparable
3
Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality.

Adjective

1
denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere wordnet

Proper Noun

1
An artificial language, created by Edgar de Wahl later renamed Interlingue shortly before the publication of Interlingua
2
A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States.

Synonyms

western antarctic arctic austral boreal east

Antonyms

levant orient oriental

Example

"The international language Interlingue was published in 1922 under the name Occidental."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis, equivalent to occident + -al.

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artificial language

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