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occidental

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oc·ci·den·tal or Oc·ci·den·tal  (ks-dntl)
adj.
Of or relating to the countries of the Occident or their peoples or cultures; western.
n.
A native or inhabitant of an Occidental country; a westerner.
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Noun1.Occidental - a native inhabitant of the Occident
denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
2.Occidental - an artificial language
artificial language - a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose
Adj.1.occidental - denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture"
Hesperian
western - relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts; "the Western world"; "Western thought"; "Western thought"
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A sort of halo, an occidental glow, came over life then.
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The portmanteau, being of occidental build, was no feather- weight; it had distressed the powerful Alan; and as for John, he was crushed under its bulk, and the sweat broke upon him thickly.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
It was that very wonder which unsettled my sympathy of a dense Occidental.
Under Western Eyes by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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