occident

oc·ci·dent  (ks-dnt, -dnt)

n.

1. Western lands or regions; the west.

2. Occident The countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin occidns, occident-, from present participle of occidere, to set (used of the sun); see occasion.]

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Occident

Noun

the western hemisphere, esp. Europe and America [Latin occidere to fall (with reference to the setting sun)]

Occidental adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Occident - the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America West Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles North America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama South America - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
	2.	occident - the hemisphere that includes North America and South America New World, western hemisphere hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe North America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama South America - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama