Occidental
oc·ci·den·tal
noun
1.
a native inhabitant of the Occident
2.
adjective
1.
denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere
- “occidental civilization”
- “Hesperian culture”
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis, equivalent to occident + -al.
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