occidental

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a native inhabitant of the Occident
  2. noun an artificial language
  3. adjective denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere

Etymology

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

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