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occident
oc·ci·dent [ óksidənt, óksi dènt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
west: the western part of the sky, where the sun sets ( formal )

[14th century. Via French< Latin occident-, present participle of occidere "fall down, set (of the sun)" < cadere "to fall"]
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