Oc ‧ ci ‧ dent /ˈɒksəd ə nt, ˈɒksɪd ə nt $ ˈɑːksəd ə nt, -dent/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin , present participle of occidere 'to fall' , (of the sun) 'to set' ]
the Occident literary the western part of the world, especially Europe and the Americas ⇨ Orient