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The ''Western world'', also known as ''the West'' and the '''Occident''' (from [[Latin]]: occidens "sunset, west"; as contrasted with the [[Orient]]), is a term that can have multiple [[meanings]] depending on its [[context]] (e.g., the time period, the region or [[social]] situation). Accordingly, the basic definition of what constitutes "the West" varies, expanding and contracting over time, in relation to various historical circumstances. [[Ideally]], each nation as it exists today should determine if they are a part of this [[classification]] instead of this being judged by outside [[individuals]]. Each nation has distinct peoples, languages, and influences.

The ''Western world'', also known as ''the West'' and the '''Occident''' (from [[Latin]]: occidens "sunset, west"; as contrasted with the [[Orient]]), is a term that can have multiple [[meanings]] depending on its [[context]] (e.g., the time period, the region or [[social]] situation). Accordingly, the basic definition of what constitutes "the West" varies, expanding and contracting over time, in relation to various historical circumstances. [[Ideally]], each nation as it exists today should determine if they are a part of this [[classification]] instead of this being judged by outside [[individuals]]. Each nation has distinct peoples, languages, and influences.