NOUN | location | Occident, West | the countries of (originally / originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America |
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location | occident, western hemisphere, New World | the hemisphere that includes North America and South America |
Sounds | aa'ksahdeh.nt | |
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Rhymes | accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... |
Meaning | The countries of (originally / originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America. | |
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Synonym | West | |
Instance of | region | A large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth |
Attributes | western | Relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts |
Parts | Europe | The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia) |
North America | A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama | |
South America | A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama | |
Spanish | Occidente | |
Adjectives | occidental | denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere |
Meaning | The hemisphere that includes North America and South America. | |
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Synonyms | western hemisphere, New World | |
Parts | North America | A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama |
South America | A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama | |
Broader | hemisphere | half of the terrestrial globe |
Spanish | Nuevo Mundo, occidente | |
Catalan | hemisferi occidental, Nou Món, occident |
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