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Vinony

Occidental

proper noun

  1. a member of one of the occidental peoples; especially : a person of European ancestry
L1494833 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or situated in the Occident: Western
  2. of or relating to Occidentals (one of the occidental peoples)
L38231 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/

adj

  1. Alternative letter-case form of occidental.

name

  1. An artificial language, created by Edgar de Wahl later renamed Interlingue shortly before the publication of Interlingua
  2. A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis, equivalent to occident + -al.

  1. A Western Christian of the Latin rite

    “Most occidentals resident in South China have joined the Chinese in their zealous enthusiasm for the lychee.”