Timeline for Difference between "oeste" and "occidente"
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| Nov 25, 2014 at 0:46 | comment | added | Rodrigo | In Chile use "oriente/poniente" to talk about local guidelines, for example, neighborhoods with respect to the center of town. We use "occidente" only for global locations, for example, countries. We never say "levante". | |
| Jul 7, 2012 at 17:54 | comment | added | JoulSauron | Yes, but I didn't add these because they are a little bit offtopic. In Spain, Levante is usually Valencia region, though it can also be the Mediterranean Levant: Near East. Levant/levante means "rising", where the sun rises (East). Poniente "setting", where the sun sets (West). | |
| Jul 7, 2012 at 17:16 | history | edited | Flimzy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 7, 2012 at 17:00 | comment | added | BrianA | I also see levante (E) and poniente (W) used to denote different parts of towns. (eastern Spain - Valencia region). Note that these are nouns whereas oeste / este can be used as adjectives western / eastern | |
| Jul 7, 2012 at 14:55 | history | edited | JoulSauron | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 7, 2012 at 14:50 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | ||
| Jul 7, 2012 at 14:50 | comment | added | user468 | @JouSauron: ya veo. Gracias. | |
| Jul 7, 2012 at 14:30 | history | answered | JoulSauron | CC BY-SA 3.0 |