Associations to the word «Occidental»

Wiktionary

OCCIDENTAL, adjective. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.]
OCCIDENTAL, adjective. Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality. [from 18th c.]
OCCIDENTAL, noun. A Western Christian of the Latin rite
OCCIDENTAL, proper noun. An artificial language, once renamed Interlingue in an attempt to compete with Interlingua
OCCIDENTAL, adjective. Alternative letter-case form of occidental

Dictionary definition

OCCIDENTAL, noun. A native inhabitant of the Occident.
OCCIDENTAL, noun. An artificial language.
OCCIDENTAL, adjective. Denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats