occidental
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis.
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occidental (comparative more occidental, superlative most occidental)
- Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.]
- occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.
- Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality. [from 18th c.]
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- (western): oriental
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Noun edit
occidental (plural occidentals)
- A Western Christian of the Latin rite
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin occidentālis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [uk.si.ðənˈtal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ok.si.ðənˈtal]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ok.si.ðenˈtal]
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective edit
occidental m or f (masculine and feminine plural occidentals)
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(compass points) punt cardinal;
nord-oest (n-occ) |
nord (sept) |
nord-est (n-or) |
oest (occ) |
est (or) | |
sud-oest (s-occ) |
sud (mer) |
sud-est (s-or) |
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin occidentālis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɔk.si.dɑ̃.tal/
- Homophones: occidentale, occidentes
Adjective edit
occidental (feminine occidentale, masculine plural occidentaux, feminine plural occidentales)
- (relational) of the West; Western
- western
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- Occidental (noun for Westerner)
- occident
- occidentalisation
- occidentaliser
Further reading edit
- “occidental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
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occidental m or f (plural occidentais)
Portuguese edit
Adjective edit
occidental m or f (plural occidentais)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of ocidental.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French occidental, Latin occidentalis. Equivalent to occident + -al.
Adjective edit
occidental m or n (feminine singular occidentală, masculine plural occidentali, feminine and neuter plural occidentale)
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singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | occidental | occidentală | occidentali | occidentale | ||
definite | occidentalul | occidentala | occidentalii | occidentalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | occidental | occidentale | occidentali | occidentale | ||
definite | occidentalului | occidentalei | occidentalilor | occidentalelor |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin occidentālis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /oɡθidenˈtal/ [oɣ̞.θi.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /oɡsidenˈtal/ [oɣ̞.si.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: oc‧ci‧den‧tal
Adjective edit
occidental m or f (masculine and feminine plural occidentales)
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Noun edit
occidental m or f by sense (plural occidentales)
Further reading edit
- “occidental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014