occident
English Thesaurus
1. the hemisphere that includes North America and South America (noun.location)
hypernym | : | hemisphere, |
definition | : | half of the terrestrial globe (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | north america, |
definition | : | a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | south america, |
definition | : | a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama (noun.object) |
2. the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America (noun.location)
instance hypernym | : | region, |
definition | : | a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | europe, |
definition | : | the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | north america, |
definition | : | a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | south america, |
definition | : | a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama (noun.object) |
attribute | : | western, |
definition | : | relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts (adj.all) |
derivation | : | hesperian, occidental, |
definition | : | denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere (adj.all) |
derivation | : | hesperian, occidental, |
definition | : | denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere (adj.all) |
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