n. poet. or rhet. 1 (prec. by the) the West. 2 western Europe. 3 Europe, America, or both, as distinct from the Orient. 4 European in contrast to Oriental civilization.
[ ME f. OF f. L occidens -entis setting, sunset, west (as OCCASION) ]
OCCIDENT
Meaning of OCCIDENT in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012