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OCCIDENTAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native inhabitant of the Occident
Classified under:
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)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
Example:
Hesperian culture
Synonyms:
Hesperian; occidental
Classified under:
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)
