Occident — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

the hemisphere that includes North America and South America

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːksɪdənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒksɪdənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒksɪdənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːksɪdənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

New World West western hemisphere

Word Forms

occidental

adjective

denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Okzident

die Länder (ursprünglich) Europa und (heute einschließlich) Nordamerika und Südamerika

🇪🇸Spanish

Occidente

los países de (originalmente) Europa y (ahora incluidos) América del Norte y América del Sur

🇮🇹Italian

Occidente

i paesi (originariamente) dell’Europa e (ora inclusi) del Nord America e del Sud America

🇳🇱Dutch

Westen

de landen van (oorspronkelijk) Europa en (nu inclusief) Noord-Amerika en Zuid-Amerika

🇵🇹Portuguese

Ocidente

os países da (originalmente) Europa e (agora incluindo) América do Norte e América do Sul

🇷🇺Russian

запад

страны (первоначально) Европы и (теперь включая) Северной Америки и Южной Америки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पच्छम

(मूल रूप से) यूरोप और (अब इसमें शामिल हैं) उत्तरी अमेरिका और दक्षिण अमेरिका के देश

🇧🇩Bengali

পশ্চিম

(মূলত) ইউরোপের দেশ এবং (এখন সহ) উত্তর আমেরিকা এবং দক্ষিণ আমেরিকা

🇮🇳Tamil

விபத்து

(முதலில்) ஐரோப்பா மற்றும் (இப்போது உட்பட) வட அமெரிக்கா மற்றும் தென் அமெரிக்கா ஆகிய நாடுகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆక్సిడెంట్

(వాస్తవానికి) యూరప్ మరియు (ఇప్పుడు సహా) ఉత్తర అమెరికా మరియు దక్షిణ అమెరికా దేశాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

पश्चिम

(मूळतः) युरोप आणि (आता यासह) उत्तर अमेरिका आणि दक्षिण अमेरिकेतील देश

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાસંગિક

(મૂળ) યુરોપ અને (હવે સહિત) ઉત્તર અમેરિકા અને દક્ષિણ અમેરિકાના દેશો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಘಾತ

(ಮೂಲತಃ) ಯುರೋಪ್ ಮತ್ತು (ಈಗ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ) ಉತ್ತರ ಅಮೇರಿಕಾ ಮತ್ತು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಅಮೆರಿಕಾದ ದೇಶಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപകടം

(യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ) യൂറോപ്പിലെയും (ഇപ്പോൾ ഉൾപ്പെടെ) വടക്കേ അമേരിക്കയിലെയും തെക്കേ അമേരിക്കയിലെയും രാജ്യങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਛਮ

(ਅਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ) ਯੂਰਪ ਅਤੇ (ਹੁਣ ਸਮੇਤ) ਉੱਤਰੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਅਤੇ ਦੱਖਣੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਦੇ ਦੇਸ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

اتفاق

(اصل میں) یورپ اور (اب بشمول) شمالی امریکہ اور جنوبی امریکہ کے ممالک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欧美

（原来）欧洲国家和（现在包括）北美和南美洲国家

🇯🇵Japanese

西洋

（当初は）ヨーロッパと（現在は）北アメリカと南アメリカの国々

🇰🇷Korean

서양

(원래) 유럽 및 (현재 포함) 북미 및 남미 국가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phương tây

các quốc gia (ban đầu) Châu Âu và (hiện nay bao gồm) Bắc Mỹ và Nam Mỹ

🇹🇭Thai

ตะวันตก

ประเทศใน (เดิม) ยุโรป และ (ปัจจุบันรวม) อเมริกาเหนือและอเมริกาใต้

🇮🇩Indonesian

Barat

negara-negara (awalnya) Eropa dan (sekarang termasuk) Amerika Utara dan Amerika Selatan

🇵🇭Filipino

kanluran

ang mga bansa ng (orihinal) Europe at (kabilang na ngayon) North America at South America

🇲🇾Malay

barat

negara-negara Eropah (pada asalnya) dan (kini termasuk) Amerika Utara dan Amerika Selatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الغرب

بلدان أوروبا (في الأصل) و(بما في ذلك الآن) أمريكا الشمالية وأمريكا الجنوبية

🇮🇷Persian

غرب

کشورهای (در ابتدا) اروپا و (اکنون شامل) آمریکای شمالی و آمریکای جنوبی

🇹🇷Turkish

batı

(başlangıçta) Avrupa ve (şimdi dahil) Kuzey Amerika ve Güney Amerika ülkeleri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַעֲרָב

מדינות אירופה (במקור) ו(כעת כוללות) צפון אמריקה ודרום אמריקה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'occident'?

The primary meaning of 'occident' is 'the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America'.

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Using 'occident' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'occident' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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