occidental

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis, equivalent to occident +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/ Rhymes: -ɛntəl === Adjective === occidental (comparative more occidental, superlative most occidental) Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.] Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality. [from 18th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== western ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “western”): oriental ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Occident ==== Translations ==== === Noun === occidental (plural occidentals) A Western Christian of the Latin rite === See also === oriental boreal austral == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin occidentālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [uk.si.ðənˈtal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ok.si.ðənˈtal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ok.si.ðenˈtal] Rhymes: -al === Adjective === occidental m or f (masculine and feminine plural occidentals) western Synonyms: de l'oest, ponentí ==== Related terms ==== occident ==== See also ==== compass points: punts cardinals: [edit] == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin occidentālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔk.si.dɑ̃.tal/ Homophones: occidentale, occidentales === Adjective === occidental (feminine occidentale, masculine plural occidentaux, feminine plural occidentales) (relational) of the West; Western western ==== Derived terms ==== Sahara occidental ==== Related terms ==== Occidental (noun for Westerner) occident occidentalisation occidentaliser === Further reading === “occidental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Alternative forms === ocidental (reintegrationist) === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: oc‧ci‧den‧tal === Adjective === occidental m or f (plural occidentais) western === Noun === occidental m or f by sense (plural occidentais) westerner === Further reading === “occidental”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: oc‧ci‧den‧tal === Adjective === occidental m or f (plural occidentais) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ocidental == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French occidental, Latin occidentalis. Equivalent to occident +‎ -al. === Adjective === occidental m or n (feminine singular occidentală, masculine plural occidentali, feminine/neuter plural occidentale) western Antonym: oriental ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin occidentālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɡθidenˈtal/ [oɣ̞.θi.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al] (Spain) IPA(key): /oɡsidenˈtal/ [oɣ̞.si.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: oc‧ci‧den‧tal === Adjective === occidental m or f (masculine and feminine plural occidentales) western Synonym: poniente Antonym: oriental ==== Coordinate terms ==== oriental meridional, sureño septentrional, norteño ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === occidental m or f by sense (plural occidentales) westerner === Further reading === “occidental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Adjective === occidental occidental, Western Synonym: västerländsk Antonym: orientalisk ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Occidenten === References === occidental in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker