From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishOccidentOc‧ci‧dent /ˈɒksɪdənt $ ˈɑːksədənt, -dent/ noun → the Occident
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Occident• This is no doubt because in science and invention the Occident is so far ahead Of the Orient.• The Occident at that precise moment is nothing but a mirror.Origin Occident (1300-1400) French Latin, present participle of occidere “to fall”, (of the sun) “to set” 