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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a native inhabitant of the Occident;

2. an artificial language;


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:

Occidental \Oc`ci*den"tal\, a. [L. occidentalis; cf. F. occidental.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; -- opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet. [1913 Webster] 2. Possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, or beauty; -- used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

occidental adj 1: denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture" [syn: occidental, Hesperian] n 1: a native inhabitant of the Occident 2: an artificial language
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

40 Moby Thesaurus words for "occidental": antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, east, eastbound, easterly, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, hyperborean, meridional, north, northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly, northern, northernmost, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern, oriental, south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly, southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost, southwest, southwesterly, southwestern, west, westbound, westerly, western, westernmost
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Occidental, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California Population (2000): 1272 Housing Units (2000): 632 Land area (2000): 4.983947 sq. miles (12.908364 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.983947 sq. miles (12.908364 sq. km) FIPS code: 53266 Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06 Location: 38.421121 N, 122.954660 W ZIP Codes (1990): 95465 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Occidental, CA Occidental