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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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
pseu·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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