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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere;
- Example: "occidental civilization"
- Example: "Hesperian culture"
[syn: occidental, Hesperian]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hesperian \Hes*pe"ri*an\, a. [L. hesperius, fr. hesperus the evening star, Gr. ? evening, ? ? the evening star. Cf. Vesper.] Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hesperian \Hes*pe"ri*an\, n. A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] --J. Barlow. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hesperian \Hes*pe"ri*an\, a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called Hesperid[ae], or skippers. -- n. Any one of the numerous species of Hesperidae; a skipper. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Hesperian adj 1: denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture" [syn: occidental, Hesperian]