ocidente — meaning in English

English meaning

• west noun The compass direction that the sun sets in; the direction 90 degrees anticlockwise from north.

Senses

ocidente is used for these senses in English:

• West The western world; i.e. Western Europe, the US and Canada (sometimes includes Latin America), and Australia and New Zealand.
• occident The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.

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.

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