Occident
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Occident XIV. — (O)F. — L.
occidēns,
-ent- setting, sunset, west, sb. use of prp. of
occidere go down, set; see prec.,
-ENT.
So
occidental (
-AL1) western. XIV. — (O)F. or L.
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Occident
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Occident formal or poetic name for the countries of the West, especially Europe and America. Recorded from late Middle English, the name comes via Old French from Latin occident- ‘going down, setting’ (referring to the sun), from the verb occidere .
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occ.
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations
occ. (or occn ) occasion • (or occas. ) occasional(ly) • occident(al) • occupation • occurrence
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Perry, Matthew Calbraith
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
...1852, when he was commissioned by Fillmore to negotiate a treaty with Japan, a country then closed to all intercourse with the Occident. The following year he arrived at Yedo, impressed the Japanese by his armed strength, and delivered the President's request...
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Focillon, Henri
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
...he also wrote much on prints (his father was an engraver), notably a book on Piranesi (1918). His best-known work is Art d'Occident (The Art of the West, 1938), a study of Romanesque and Gothic art in which he placed great emphasis on the technical aspects...
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Mississippi Scheme
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...privileges in Louisiana to Law, who, with the sanction of the French regent, Philippe II, duc d'Orléans, organized the Compagnie d'Occident. Its shares first depreciated in value but rose rapidly when Law, director of the new royal bank, promised to take over the...
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