occident

Noun
  1. The countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America (synset 108700313)
    tells us about: western - relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
    is an instance of: region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
    has:
    • europe - 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
    • north america - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
    • south america - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
    same as: west
  2. The hemisphere that includes North America and South America (synset 108700127)
    is a type of: hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe
    has:
    • north america - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
    • south america - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
    same as: new world, western hemisphere

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