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O⋅ri⋅en⋅ta⋅li⋅a

  [awr-ee-uhn-tey-lee-uh, -teyl-yuh, ohr-]
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–plural noun
books, manuscripts, and other objects pertaining to the Orient and Oriental art, culture, history, folklore, or the like.
Origin:
1915–20; < NL, n. use of neut. pl. of L orientālis oriental
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o·ri·en·ta·li·a or O·ri·en·ta·li·a   (ôr'ē-ěn-tā'lē-ə, -tāl'yə, ōr'-)   
pl.n.  Things, especially decorative objects, produced in or associated with eastern Asia.
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