Definition of "occidental" []

• Of or relating to the countries of the Occident or their peoples or cultures; western. (adjective)
• A native or inhabitant of an Occidental country; a westerner. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "We cannot impose the "occidental" traditions as the only, correct way."
• "Well, many japanese mangas make no sense if you are looking it with an "occidental" point of view."
• "He got into occidental college, then he went to Harvard law and made the law review."