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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ri•en•tal /ˌɔriˈɛntəl/USA pronunciation adj. - [usually: Oriental] of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or the East;
Eastern. - eastern.
n. [countable* usually: Oriental] - Language Varieties
- Language Varieties[Usually considered offensive.]a native or inhabitant of East Asia, or a person of East Asian descent.
See -ori-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ri•en•tal (ôr′ē en′tl, ōr′-),USA pronunciation adj. - (usu. cap.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East;
Eastern. - of the orient or east;
eastern. - Biology(cap.) [Zoogeog.]belonging to a geographical division comprising southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as and including the Philippines, Borneo, and Java.
- Jewelry
- Jewelry(usu. cap.) designating various gems that are varieties of corundum: Oriental aquamarine;
Oriental ruby. - Jewelryfine or precious;
orient: oriental agate;
oriental garnet. - Jewelrydesignating certain natural saltwater pearls found esp. in the Orient.
n. - Language Varieties(usually cap.) a native or inhabitant of the Orient.
- Latin orientālis = orient- the east (see orient) + -ālis -al1
- Middle French
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: oriental /ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəl/ adj - another word for eastern
Compare occidental
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Oriental /ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəl/ adj - (sometimes not capital) of or relating to the Orient
- of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of southeastern Asia from India to Borneo, Java, and the Philippines
n - (sometimes not capital) an inhabitant, esp a native, of the Orient
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