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Oriental

Oriental Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Oriental? [n] a member of an Oriental race [adj] 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 `Oriental'"; "Asian ancestry" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Oriental: Asian \| eastern \| oriental person Related Terms \| Find terms related to Oriental: American Indian \| Amerind \| antarctic \| arctic \| austral \| Australian aborigine \| black \| black man \| blackfellow \| boreal \| boy \| brown man \| burrhead \| Bushman \| Caucasian \| colored person \| coon \| darky \| east \| eastbound \| easterly \| eastermost \| eastern \| easternmost \| gook \| honky \| hyperborean \| Indian \| jigaboo \| jungle bunny \| Malayan \| meridional \| Mister Charley \| Mongolian \| Negrillo \| Negrito \| Negro \| nigger \| niggra \| north \| northbound \| northeast \| northeasterly \| northeastern \| northerly \| northern \| northernmost \| northwest \| northwesterly \| northwestern \| occidental \| ofay \| paleface \| pygmy \| Red Indian \| red man \| redskin \| slant-eye \| south \| southbound \| southeast \| southeasterly \| southeastern \| southerly \| southern \| southernmost \| southwest \| southwesterly \| southwestern \| spade \| the Man \| WASP \| west \| westbound \| westerly \| western \| westernmost \| white \| white man \| whitey \| yellow man See Also \| Asian \| Asiatic \| Evenki \| Ewenki \| gook \| Mongol \| Mongolian \| Mongolian race \| Mongoloid race \| slant-eye \| yellow man \| Yellow race \| yellow woman Oriental In Webster's Dictionary \O`rien"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. --Sir T. Browne. \O`rien"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.

Oriental Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Oriental?

[n] a member of an Oriental race
[adj] 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 `Oriental'"; "Asian ancestry"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Oriental: Asian | eastern | oriental person

Oriental In Webster's Dictionary

\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. --Sir T.
                                               Browne.


\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.

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