/ɔk.si.dɑ̃.tal/
Translation
western
Word origin
From Latin occidentalis, from occidere ('to fall, to set', of the sun in the west). The opposite, oriental, comes from the sunrise side instead.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- occidere
- English cognates
- occident
Grammar
Examples
.
Western countries reacted quickly to the crisis.
philosophie l'.
She studies western philosophy at university.
.
Western culture has strongly influenced fashion worldwide.
Like global, this is one of the -al adjectives with an irregular masculine plural: pays , not .
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