Usage Note
Ouest is invariable as a direction adjective and is always written lowercase unless part of a proper name. The related adjective occidental is the formal equivalent used in phrases like 'le monde occidental' ('the Western world'). In French addresses, compass points follow the city or region name.
Examples
"Le soleil se couche à l'ouest."
Natural Translation
The sun sets in the west.
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