Meaning
west; the West
- the cardinal direction or region where the sun sets
- the Western world, its culture, or its nations (often capitalized: Occidente)
In a sentence
Le finestre del nostro soggiorno guardano verso occidente.
Our living room windows face west.
Questo autore è molto celebre in Occidente ma poco noto altrove.
This author is very famous in the West but little known elsewhere.
Le usanze matrimoniali in Occidente non sono tutte uguali.
Wedding customs in the West are not all the same.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| occidente | masculine · singular |
| occidenti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Capitalized when referring to Western civilization or European-American nations.
- The antonym is 'oriente' (east; the East).