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oriental

oriental definition

ori·en·tal (ôr′ē ent′'l, ōr′-)

adjective

Old Poet. eastern
being corundum of gemstone quality, but resembling another gem oriental topaz
of the Far East or its people or culture; Eastern
designating or of the biogeographic realm that includes Southeast Asia south of the Himalayas, the Philippines, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and other associated islands

Etymology: ME orientale < OFr oriental < L orientalis

noun

a person born in the Far East or a member of a people of that region

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