Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Oc·ci·dent
\\ˈäk-sə-dənt, -ˌdent\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin occident-, occidens, from present participle of occidere to fall, set (of the sun)
DATE 14th century
: west
2a
occident
late 14c., from O.Fr. occident (12c.), from L. occidentem (nom. occidens) "western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets," originally "setting" (adj.), prp. of occidere "fall down, go down" (see occasion).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
Occident
the
Oc·ci·dent /
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NAmE 5B:k- /
noun [sing.]
(
formal) the western part of the world, especially Europe and America
西方,西洋,西方世界(尤指欧洲和美洲)⇨ compare
Orient
• oc·ci·den·tal /
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NAmE 7B:k- /
adj. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
oc·ci·dent
\ˈäksədənt
also -d
ənt
or -ˌdent\
noun
(
-s)
Etymology: Middle English, west, from Middle French, from Latin
occident-, occidens, from present participle of
occidere to fall down, go down, set — more at
occasion
1. obsolete : the part of the firmament or of the world where the sun sets — compare
orient
2. usually capitalized : west
2
< sailed for the Occident >