occidental
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- adjective
- /ˌɑːksɪˈdɛntl/
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occidental
- In many ways, the occidental approach to education emphasizes individual achievement over collective progress.
- occidental modernity
Examples
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These transculturators act mainly as producers who consume occidental modernity purely as a means of production, as raw material destined for a final local product.
Academic text (1996) -
The conflicts between the Occidental world and the Muslim world have deeper roots and violence than the superficial Cold War.
Blog text (14) -
Israel might not be completely in the occidental world (not Christian, and not in America or Europe), yet they are the enemy of our enemy.
Blog text (14) -
There are Jews of every "race" and color: black and white, oriental and occidental.
Academic text (1999) -
The increased importation of American movies after 1916 emerged, at first, due to a corresponding demand for Hollywood productions in many occidental countries as a result of the negative effects of World War I on the European industry.
Academic text (2017) -
In light of the Gulf War, greater attention is being devoted to understanding regional threats posed by medium and small powers where the traditional occidental rules of deterrence do not readily apply.
Academic text (1994) -
In the Andes, the water rights equality model is white, masculine, legalistic, technocratic, and occidental.
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The occidental traditions of art and literature have greatly influenced global culture.
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During her travels, she was fascinated by the differences in occidental and Eastern philosophies.
Synonyms
Relating to Western countries like Europe and the Americas
Antonyms
Compounds
A long mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs near the Pacific coast from the US border south
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Etymology
The word occidental comes from the Latin occidens, from occidere, meaning 'to fall' or 'to set'. Think of the sun 'setting' in the West, so occidental means 'Western' and is the opposite of oriental, which comes from a word meaning 'rising'.