Occidental vs Eastern - What's the difference?
occidental | eastern |
Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.
Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality.
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
* 1948 , , North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States , J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
(of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly.
(loosely) Oriental.
As adjectives the difference between occidental and eastern
is that occidental is (occidental) while eastern is of a region designated as the east by convention or from the perspective of the speaker or author.As a proper noun occidental
is an artificial language, once renamed interlingue in an attempt to compete with interlingua.occidental
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- occidental''' climates, or customs; an '''occidental planet.
Antonyms
* (western) orientalSee also
* oriental * boreal * austral ----eastern
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.