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occidental (c.1230)

occidental (c.1230)

occidentel; 
pl. occidentaus  
  FEW:  occidens 7,298a Gdf:  occidental 5,566b GdfC:  occidental 10,221b TL: occidental 6,973 DEAF:  ocident (ocidental)  DMF:  occidental  TLF:  occidental  OED:  occidental a. and n.  MED:  occidental a.  DMLBS:  occidentalis 1994c

a.

geog.westerly, occidental, of the west
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Le Griu climaz les apellad: L'un ad nun oriental, L'altre est dist solsticial, La terce ad nun occidental, La quarte est apellé brumal  Pet Phil 2273
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  L’en vait des parties occidentels si qe jeo ay autrefoiz dit, par France, par Burgonie, par Lombardie  Mandeville 258
( 1422 )  et estoit en la partie occidentalle del place  YBB Hen VI 96

s.

demonym occidental, person from the west
( c.1259; MS: c.1259 ) Ci mainnent e conversent mut riches marchanz ki vunt entre orientaus e occidentaus  Iter paris 179

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See also:

occident 
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