ocidental

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin occidentālis (“western”), from occidēns (“west”), occidō (“fall down; pass away”). By surface analysis, ocidente +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: o‧ci‧den‧tal

Adjective

ocidental m or f (plural ocidentais)

  1. west; western (of, facing, situated in, or related to the west)
    Synonym: oeste
  2. Western (pertaining to the West)

Derived terms

Noun

ocidental m or f by sense (plural ocidentais)

  1. someone who was born in the western world

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