Occidental

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Occidental \Oc`ci*den"tal\, a. [L. occidentalis; cf. F.
     occidental.]
     1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west;
        western; -- opposed to {oriental}; as, occidental
        climates, or customs; an occidental planet.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, or beauty; --
        used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those
        found in the Orient are generally superior.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  occidental
       adj : denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the
             Western Hemisphere; "occidental civilization";
             "Hesperian culture" [syn: {Hesperian}]
       n 1: a native inhabitant of the Occident
       2: an artificial language

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  40 Moby Thesaurus words for "occidental":
     antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, east, eastbound, easterly,
     eastermost, eastern, easternmost, hyperborean, meridional, north,
     northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly,
     northern, northernmost, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern,
     oriental, south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly,
     southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost, southwest,
     southwesterly, southwestern, west, westbound, westerly, western,
     westernmost
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Occidental, CA (CDP, FIPS 53266)
    Location: 38.39540 N, 122.93787 W
    Population (1990): 1300 (657 housing units)
    Area: 13.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 95465

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Occidental, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
     Population (2000):    1272
     Housing Units (2000): 632
     Land area (2000):     4.983947 sq. miles (12.908364 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.983947 sq. miles (12.908364 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            53266
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             38.421121 N, 122.954660 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     95465
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Occidental, CA
      Occidental