OCCIDENTAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Occidental mean? 

• OCCIDENTAL (noun)
  The noun OCCIDENTAL has 2 senses:

1. a native inhabitant of the Occident

2. an artificial language

  Familiarity information: OCCIDENTAL used as a noun is rare.

• OCCIDENTAL (adjective)
  The adjective OCCIDENTAL has 1 sense:

1. denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere

  Familiarity information: OCCIDENTAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OCCIDENTAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native inhabitant of the Occident

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Occidental" is a kind of...):

denizen; dweller; habitant; indweller; inhabitant (a person who inhabits a particular place)

Derivation:

occidental (denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An artificial language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Occidental" is a kind of...):

artificial language (a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose)

• OCCIDENTAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere

Synonyms:

Hesperian; occidental

Context example:

Hesperian culture

Similar:

western (relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts)

Derivation:

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

Occidental (a native inhabitant of the Occident)