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occident

noun (the occident; usually with «the»)

«occident» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. The Occident is the Western part of the world, meaning Europe and the countries settled from it. tree →
  2. (old use) The Occident is the West, as opposed to the East. tree →

In the lessons

in stories and history lessons, the Occident names the Western lands, set against «the Orient» (the East); in lessons it shows which tales came from which part of the world

Examples

  • «Orient and Occident» meet in this book of old tales. tree →
  • Stories travelled from the Orient to the Occident. tree →
  • Our teacher explained the difference between the Occident and the Orient. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/occident/