# occidental
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛntəl

### Adjective

occidental (comparative more occidental, superlative most occidental)
* Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.]
    occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.
* Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality. [from 18th c.]

#### Synonyms

* western

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “western”): oriental

#### Derived terms

* occidentalism
* occidentalist

#### Related terms

* Occident

#### Translations
### Noun

occidental (plural occidentals)
* A Western Christian of the Latin rite
** 1921, George Weidman Groff, The Lychee and Lungan‎, Canton, page i:Most occidentals resident in South China have joined the Chinese in their zealous enthusiasm for the lychee.

### See also

* oriental
* boreal
* austral

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentālis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [uk.si.ðənˈtal]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ok.si.ðənˈtal]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ok.si.ðenˈtal]
* Rhymes: -al

### Adjective

occidental m or f (masculine and feminine plural occidentals)
* western
    Synonyms: de l'oest, ponentí

#### Related terms

* occident

#### See also

compass points: punts cardinals:
| nord-oest nord-occidental | nord septentrional | nord-est nord-oriental |
| oest occidental | | est oriental |
| sud-oest sud-occidental | sud meridional | sud-est sud-oriental |

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentālis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔk.si.dɑ̃.tal/
* Homophones: occidentale, occidentales

### Adjective

occidental (feminine occidentale, masculine plural occidentaux, feminine plural occidentales)
* (relational) of the West; Western
* western

#### Derived terms

* Sahara occidental

#### Related terms

* Occidental (noun for Westerner)
* occident
* occidentalisation
* occidentaliser

### Further reading

* “occidental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* ocidental (reintegrationist)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔkθidɛnˈtal/ [ɔk.θi.ð̞ɛn̪ˈt̪ɑɫ]
* IPA: (standard) /ɔkθidɛnˈtal/ [ɔk.θi.ð̞ɛn̪ˈt̪ɑɫ]
* IPA: (seseo) /ɔksidɛnˈtal/ [ɔk.si.ð̞ɛn̪ˈt̪ɑɫ]
* IPA: /ɔkθidenˈtal/ [ɔk.θi.ð̞en̪ˈt̪ɑɫ]
* IPA: (standard) /ɔkθidenˈtal/ [ɔk.θi.ð̞en̪ˈt̪ɑɫ]
* IPA: (seseo) /ɔksidenˈtal/ [ɔk.si.ð̞en̪ˈt̪ɑɫ]
* Rhymes: -al
* Hyphenation: oc‧ci‧den‧tal

### Adjective

occidental m or f (plural occidentais)
* western

### Noun

occidental m or f by sense (plural occidentais)
* westerner

### Further reading

* “occidental”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Portuguese
### Adjective

occidental m or f (plural occidentais)
* Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ocidental.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French occidental, Latin occidentalis. Equivalent to occident +‎ -al.

### Adjective

occidental m or n (feminine singular occidentală, masculine plural occidentali, feminine and neuter plural occidentale)
* western
    Antonym: oriental

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentālis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /oɡθidenˈtal/ [oɣ̞.θi.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /oɡsidenˈtal/ [oɣ̞.si.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: oc‧ci‧den‧tal

### Adjective

occidental m or f (masculine and feminine plural occidentales)
* western
    Synonym: poniente
    Antonym: oriental

#### Coordinate terms

* oriental
* meridional, sureño
* septentrional, norteño

#### Derived terms

* antioccidental
* Asia Occidental
* correlimos occidental
* frisio occidental, frisón occidental
* Virginia Occidental

#### Related terms

* occidente

### Noun

occidental m or f by sense (plural occidentales)
* westerner

### Further reading

* “occidental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10