Occidental (Noun)
Meaning 1
An artificial language.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 2
A native inhabitant of the Occident.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The foreigner was struck by the charming mannerisms of the occidental who offered to guide him through the city.
- As a renowned archaeologist, she had traveled extensively throughout the ancient lands of Asia, but as an occidental, she felt most at home in the ruins of Greece and Rome.
- The writer's fascination with the American West was largely due to her own identity as an occidental, born and raised in California.
- Throughout history, many an occidental had fallen under the spell of the exotic mysteries of the Orient.
- Her upbringing in a multicultural neighborhood had made her realize that even as an occidental, she was an integral part of the global cultural tapestry.