Occident (noun)
oks-ee-dent
The countries of the West, especially Europe and America.
Contrasted with orient
Late Middle English via Old French from Latin occident- ‘going down, setting’, from the verb occidere.
Example sentences
“The Occident acts like a mirror, reflecting its trends on the rest of the world.”
Word of the Day - Ergatocracy (noun) ur-gat-ok-ra-see Government by the workers.
