Oriental vs. Occidental: What's the Difference?

Oriental and Occidental Definitions
Oriental
Often Oriental Of or relating to the countries of the Orient or their peoples or cultures; eastern.
Occidental
Of or relating to the countries of the Occident or their peoples or cultures; western.
Oriental
Oriental(Biology) Of or designating the biogeographic region that includes South Asia south of the Himalaya Mountains and Southeast Asia from southern China to Borneo.
Occidental
A native or inhabitant of an Occidental country; a westerner.
Oriental
Of or relating to the Oriental Orthodox Church.
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Occidental
Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.
Occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.
Oriental
Lustrous and valuable
Oriental pearls.
Occidental
Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality.
Oriental
Of or relating to a genuine or superior gem
An oriental ruby.
Occidental
A Western Christian of the Latin rite
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Oriental
Relating to or designating corundum that resembles another stone in color.
Occidental
Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; - opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.
Oriental
Often Offensive An Asian, especially a South Asian, Southeast Asian, or East Asian.
Occidental
Possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, or beauty; - used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior.
Oriental
A domestic cat of a breed developed in Britain from the Siamese and other breeds, having a long slender body and either a long or short coat in a wide variety of colors and patterns.
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Occidental
A native inhabitant of the Occident
Oriental
Alternative case form of Oriental
Occidental
An artificial language
Oriental
Alternative case form of Oriental
Occidental
Denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere;
Occidental civilization
Hesperian culture
Oriental
Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; - opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries.
The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations.
Oriental
A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.
Oriental
Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.
Oriental
A member of an Oriental race
Oriental
Denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java;
Oriental politeness
For people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'
Asian ancestry