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Occident is a term meanin "the wast".[1] It wis uised for tae descrive Europe an the Americaes in the bygane.[2] This term is contrair tae the "Orient" that's a term meanin "the east".

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  1. "Definition of OCCIDENT". www.merriam-webster.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. "Orient Occident". unesdoc.unesco.org. Retrieved 16 November 2022.