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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  Possessing  inferior  hardness,  brilliancy,  or  beauty;  -- 
  used  of  inferior  precious  stones  and  gems,  because  those 
  found  in  the  Orient  are  generally  superior. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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  [syn:  {Occidental}] 
  2:  an  artificial  language  [syn:  {Occidental}] 
 
  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




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