occidental
/ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/
occidental adjective: of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.
Adjective (1)
occidental (comparative more occidental, superlative most occidental)
Noun
occidental (plural occidentals)
- A Western Christian of the Latin rite
- Most occidentals resident in South China have joined the Chinese in their zealous enthusiasm for the lychee.1921, George Weidman Groff, The Lychee and Lungan, Canton, page i
Proper noun capitalized: Occidental
Occidental
- An artificial language, created by Edgar de Wahl later renamed Interlingue shortly before the publication of Interlingua
- A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States.
Adjective (2) capitalized: Occidental
Occidental (not comparable)
- Alternative letter-case form of occidental.
occidental meaning in Malayalam
occidental in Malayalam
- of the occident
- പശ്ചിമ paścima
Synonyms of occidental
Antonyms
Forms of occidental
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more occidental |
| superlative | most occidental |
| Noun | |
| plural | occidentals |
Origin of occidental
Borrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis, equivalent to occident + -al.
Words formed from occidental
Phrases with occidental
Words that rhyme with occidental
- mental
- transcendental
- accidental
- complemental
- gentle
- elemental
- oriental
- rental
- trental
- continental
- dental
- experimental
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- instrumental
- incruental
- lentil
- predental
- temperamental
- bidental
- cental
- coincidental
- decremental
- documental
- emolumental
- environmental
- firmamental
- interdental
- interdepartmental
- judgmental
- parliamental
- pseudodental
- submental
- supradental
- addental
- adjustmental
- advectional
- affectational
- agro-environmental
- alimental
- alveolodental
- amental
- antidental
- apartmental
- apicodental
- aplacental
- argental
- argumental
- atlantodental
- atramental
- bimental
- bioenvironmental
- biparental
- cemental
- cervicomental
- cliental
- compartmental
- componental
- craniodental
- departmental
- developmental
- diaplacental
Questions about occidental
- What does occidental mean?
- Occidental means of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.
- What is occidental in Malayalam?
- Occidental in Malayalam is പശ്ചിമ (paścima). See Occidental meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is occidental?
- Occidental can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce occidental?
- Occidental is pronounced /ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/.
Words near occidental in the dictionary
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