/ok"si deuhnt/ , n.
1. the Occident ,
a. the West; the countries of Europe and America.
b. See Western Hemisphere .
2. ( l.c. ) the west; the western regions.
[ ME occident- (s. of occidens ) prp. of occidere to fall, (of the sun) to set, equiv. to oc- OC- + cid- (comb. form of cadere to fall) + -ent- -ENT ]