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Oriental

see synonyms of oriental

Noun

1. oriental, oriental person

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

Adjective

2. oriental

denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia

Example Sentences:
'oriental civilization'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Oriental

see synonyms of oriental
adjective
another word for eastern, Compare occidental
adjective
1. (sometimes not capital)
of or relating to the Orient
2. 
of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of southeastern Asia from India to Borneo, Java, and the Philippines
noun
3. 
a breed of slender muscular cat with large ears, long legs, and a long tail
4. (sometimes not capital) offensive
an inhabitant, esp a native, of the Orient

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Oriental

see synonyms of oriental
adjective
1.  OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
eastern
2. 
being corundum of gemstone quality, but resembling another gem
oriental topaz
3.  [O-]
of the Far East or its people or culture; Eastern
4.  [O-]
designating or of the biogeographic realm that includes Southeast Asia south of the Himalayas, the Philippines, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and other associated islands
noun
5.  [O-]
a person born in the Far East or a member of a people of that region
see also Asian

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Oriental

see synonyms of oriental
adj.
1. often Oriental Of or relating to the countries of the Orient or their peoples or cultures; eastern.
2. Oriental Biology Of or designating the biogeographic region that includes South Asia south of the Himalaya Mountains and Southeast Asia from southern China to Borneo.
3. Of or relating to the Oriental Orthodox Church.
4. Lustrous and valuable: oriental pearls.
5.
a. Of or relating to a genuine or superior gem: an oriental ruby.
b. Relating to or designating corundum that resembles another stone in color.
n. often Oriental
1. Often Offensive An Asian, especially a South Asian, Southeast Asian, or East Asian.
2. A domestic cat of a breed developed in Britain from the Siamese and other breeds, having a long slender body and either a long or short coat in a wide variety of colors and patterns.

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