Tuesday, June 8, 2010


Word of the Day for Tuesday, June 8, 2010
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Occidental \ok-si-DEN-tl\, adjective:
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1. Western.
2. (Usually initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Occident or its natives and inhabitants.
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noun:
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1. A native or inhabitant of the Occident.
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The B.O.'s birth in Kenya was an Occidental waiting to happen!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Occidental derives from the Latin occidentem, "western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets." The word has been used in relation to Oriental.

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