occidental

ˌɒksɪˈdɛntəl

Definition

Definition of occidental - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

directional

Dated

western in orientation or alignment

Dated

The occidental side of the building faces the sea..

western

westward

gemology

Rare

of a gem, indicating inferior quality or value

Rare

The jeweler identified the stone as occidental.

inferior

substandard

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Origin of occidental

Latin, occidens (west)

Examples of occidental in a sentence

Occidental philosophies differ greatly from oriental ones.
He was disappointed to find the gem was occidental.
The market was flooded with occidental stones.

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French:occidental, de moindre qualité, ...
German:abendländisch, minderwertig, ...
Italian:occidentato, scadente, ...
Spanish:del oeste, inferior, ...
Portuguese:ocidental, inferior, ...
Chinese:西方的, 劣质的, ...
Japanese:西向きの, 劣等な, ...
Arabic:غَرْبِيّ, رَدِيء, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲרָבִי, בַּעַל אֵיכוּת יְרוּדָה, ...
Russian:западный, низкосортный, ...
Ukrainian:західний, низькоякісний, ...
Hindi:पश्चिमी, निम्न गुणवत्ता, ...
Bengali:পশ্চিমমুখী, অপশ্রেণীভুক্ত, ...
Catalan:occidental, inferior, ...
Czech:západní, nižší jakosti, ...
Danish:vestvendt, af ringere kvalitet, ...
Dutch:westelijk, occidentaal, ...
Greek:δυτικός, κατώτερος, ...
Hungarian:nyugati, gyengébb minőségű, ...
Khmer:ខាងលិច, ត្បូងគុណភាពទាប, ...
Korean:서쪽의, 서양의, ...
Persian:غربی, ...
Polish:zachodni, niskogatunkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):ocidental, de qualidade inferior, ...
Romanian:vestic, inferior, ...
Swedish:västlig, av sämre kvalitet, ...
Thai:ตะวันตก, คุณภาพต่ำ, ...
Turkish:batı, düşük kaliteli, ...
Vietnamese:hướng tây, ngọc kém chất lượng, ...

Occidental

/ˌɒksɪˈdɛntəl/

Definition of Occidental - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

personsomeone from the western part of the world

The Occidental shared stories from his travels.
The Occidental attended the international conference.
An Occidental was elected as the new chairperson.

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Expressions with Occidental

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Año Nuevo Occidental

the first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar

People often make resolutions on Año Nuevo Occidental.

Origin of Occidental

Latin, occidentalis (western)

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French:Occidental, ...
German:Okzidentale, ...
Italian:Occidentale, ...
Spanish:occidental, ...
Portuguese:ocidental, ...
Chinese:西方人, ...
Japanese:西洋人, ...
Arabic:غربي, ...
Hebrew:אָדָם מַעֲרָבִי, ...
Russian:западник, ...
Ukrainian:західник, ...
Hindi:पश्चिमी व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:পশ্চিমা ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:occidental, ...
Czech:Zápaďan, ...
Danish:vesterlænding, ...
Dutch:westerling, ...
Greek:Δυτικός, ...
Hungarian:nyugati ember, ...
Khmer:ជនបស្ចិមប្រទេស, ...
Korean:서양인, ...
Persian:غربی, ...
Polish:Człowiek z Zachodu, ...
Portuguese (BR):ocidental, ...
Romanian:Occidental, ...
Swedish:västerlänning, ...
Thai:ชาวตะวันตก, ...
Turkish:Batılı, ...
Vietnamese:người Occidental, ...

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