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adjective
1.
(usually initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern.
2.
of the orient or east; eastern.
3.
(initial capital letter) Zoogeography. belonging to a geographical division comprising southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as and including the Philippines, Borneo, and Java.
noun
5.
(usually initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of the Orient.
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Oriental
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin orientālis = orient- the east (see orient) + -ālis -al1
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin orientālis = orient- the east (see orient) + -ālis -al1
Related forms
o·ri·en·tal·ly, adverb
an·ti-O·ri·en·tal, adjective, noun
half-o·ri·en·tal, adjective
non·o·ri·en·tal, adjective, noun
pro-O·ri·en·tal, adjective, noun
EXPANDpseu·do·o·ri·en·tal, adjective
pseu·do·o·ri·en·tal·ly, adverb
qua·si-o·ri·en·tal, adjective
qua·si-o·ri·en·tal·ly, adverb
sem·i·o·ri·en·tal, adjective
sem·i·o·ri·en·tal·ly, adverb
un·o·ri·en·tal, adjective
un·o·ri·en·tal·ly, adverb
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Example Sentences
- But to do that apart from all the oriental wits what you need is a slow broadband connection.
- Inside, the interior is lavishly decorated in an oriental theme-the perfect place to see a movie in style.
- Haunting ambient melodies in syncopated oriental break beat rhythms.
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Word Origin & History
oriental
late 14c., from O.Fr. oriental (12c.), from L. orientalis "of the east," from orientem (see Orient (n.)). Originally in reference to the sky, geographical sense is attested from late 15c.; oriental carpet first recorded 1868 (in C.L. Eastlake). The noun meaning "native or
EXPANDinhabitant of the east" is from 1701.
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