OCCIDENT'AL, adjective [Latin occidentalis.] Western; opposed to oriental; pertaining to the western quarter of the hemisphere, or to some part of the earth westward of the speaker or spectator; as occidental climates; occidental pearl; occidental gold.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.