ocidental
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Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin occidentālis (“western”), from occidēns (“west”), occidō (“fall down; pass away”). By surface analysis, ocidente + -al.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ocidental m or f (plural ocidentais)
- west; western (of, facing, situated in, or related to the west)
- Synonym: oeste
- Western (pertaining to the West)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
ocidental m or f by sense (plural ocidentais)
- someone who was born in the western world