Occidental

Occidental 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.

The term, sometimes abbreviated to "Occ.", was used in historical astronomy to indicate the western direction on the celestial globe, together with Meridional ("Mer.") for southern, Oriental ("Ori.") for eastern and Septentrional ("Sep.") for northern.

Occidental may also refer to: Occidental, California, a town in Sonoma County, California
Occidental Mindoro, a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon
Negros Occidental, a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region
Occidental language, a constructed language
Occidental College, located in Los Angeles, California
Occidental Petroleum, an American oil company
Western culture, cultures of European origin

See also

Septentrional or boreal ("Northern")
Meridional or austral ("Southern")
Oriental ("Eastern")

Translation

The word "Occidental" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French.

Translation(s) in other languages: Japanese: オクシデンタル, Volapük: Occidental (Telplänov).