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occidental

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1. occidental - Noun

2. occidental - Adjective

3. occidental - Adjective Satellite

4. Occidental - Proper noun

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Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; -- opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.

Possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, or beauty; -- used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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No important national language, at least in the Occidental world, has complete regularity of grammatical structure, nor is there a single logical category which is adequately and consistently handled in terms of linguistic symbolism. Edward Sapir

In Nietzsche's view nihilism is not a Weltanschauung that occurs at some time and place or another; it is rather the basic character of what happens in Occidental history. Martin Heidegger

I've written a book on gangs, taught a course on gangs at Occidental. Tom Hayden

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Hesperian culture Source: Internet

Admittance to the program enables students to earn a bachelor's degree from Occidental and a law degree from Columbia in six years. Source: Internet

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