occidental

     

Occiental means generally "western". It is a traditional designation (especially when capitalized) for anything belonging to the Occident or "West" (for Europe and the New World), and especially of its Western culture.

Trivia about occidental

  • It's the antonym of oriental
  • Mountain ranges in Mexico include the Sierra Madre Oriental in the east & the Sierra Madre this in the west
  • As opposed to oriental, this 10-letter word refers to the West
  • Ben Affleck moved west & attended this Los Angeles college whose name means "western"
  • Ray Irani pumped $64.1 million out of this oil company that Armand Hammer turned into a gusher