ocidental — meaning in English

English meaning

• west noun The compass direction that the sun sets in; the direction 90 degrees anticlockwise from north.
• western adj Of, in, or relating to the west.
• westerner noun A person who comes from, or lives in, the western part of a region, country, or the world.

Senses

ocidental is used for these senses in English:

• westerner A native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—Europe and the Americas. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)

west — full definition

1. noun The compass direction that the sun sets in; the direction 90 degrees anticlockwise from north.
2. adj Situated in, facing, or moving toward the west.
3. name "The West" — a loose cultural and political grouping covering the US, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, often contrasted with other parts of the world.

western — full definition

1. adj Of, in, or relating to the west.
2. noun A film, novel, or other story set in the American frontier of the 1800s, usually featuring cowboys, outlaws, and lawmen.
3. noun A native or resident of a western region.

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