oriental

[o·ri·en·tal]

A member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)

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Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries.

Noun
a member of an Oriental race

Adjective S.
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 `


a.
Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries.

n.
A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.

n.
Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.


Oriental

O`ri*en"tal , a. [L. orientalis: cf. F. 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

O`ri*en"tal, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic. 2. pl. (Eccl.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.

Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries.

A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.

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Usage Examples

Shadows sometimes people don't see shadows. The Chinese of course never paint them in pictures, oriental art never deals with shadow. But I noticed these shadows and I knew it meant it was sunny.

Misspelled Form

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