Occident
Pronunciation : Oc"ci*dent
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. L. occidens, occidentis, fr. occidents, p.pr. of occidere to fall or go down. See Occasion.]
Definition : Defn: The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; -- opposed to orient. Specifically, in former times, Europe as opposed to Asia; now, also, the Western hemisphere. Chaucer. I may wander from east to occident. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913