occident
noun (the occident; usually with «the»)
Everyday
- The Occident is the Western part of the world, meaning Europe and the countries settled from it. tree →
- (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
- Trees and pragmatics of «occident» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «occident» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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