Oriental Definition
ôrē-ĕntl
adjective
Eastern.
Webster's New World
Of the Far East or its peoples or cultures.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to the Oriental Orthodox Church.
American Heritage
Of the East, including the Near East and the Far East, or its peoples or cultures.
Webster's New World
Designating or of the biogeographic realm that includes Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and other associated islands.
Webster's New World
noun
An Asian, especially a South Asian, Southeast Asian, or East Asian.
American Heritage
A person born in the East, including the Near East and the Far East, or a member of a people of those regions.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
A person born in the Far East or a member of a people of those regions.
Webster's New World
Alternative capitalization of Oriental.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- oriental person
Other Word Forms of Oriental
Noun
Singular:
orientalPlural:
orientalsOrigin of Oriental
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From Anglo-Norman oriental, Middle French oriental, from Latin orientālis (“eastern"), from oriÄ“ns (“orient").
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See Oriental.
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