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Orient : adj : (poetic) eastern; "the orient sun"
(noun)
1: the countries of Asia [syn: East, Orient]
2: the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and
Australia [syn: eastern hemisphere]
(verb)
1: be oriented; "The weather vane points North" [syn: point]
2: determine one's position with reference to another point
[syn: orientate] [ant: disorient]
3: cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Orient : \O"ri*ent\, v. t.
1. Same as Orientate, 2.
2. To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north
side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the
horizon; specif. (Surv.), to rotate (a map attached to a
plane table) until the line of direction between any two
of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction
in nature.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Orient : \O"ri*ent\, a. [F., fr. L. oriens, -entis, p. pr. of
oriri to rise. See Origin.]
1. Rising, as the sun.
Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. --Milton.
2. Eastern; oriental. ``The orient part.'' --Hakluyt.
3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; --
used of gems and also figuratively, because the most
perfect jewels are found in the East. ``Pearls round and
orient.'' --Jer. Taylor. ``Orient gems.'' --Wordsworth.
``Orient liquor in a crystal glass.'' --Milton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Orient : \O"ri*ent\, n.
1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the
morning; the east.
[Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold.
--Tennyson.
2. The countries of Asia or the East. --Chaucer.
Best built city throughout the Orient. --Sir T.
Herbert.
3. A pearl of great luster. [R.] --Carlyle.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Orient : \O"ri*ent\, v. t. [F. orienter. Cf. Orientate.]
1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or
east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.
2. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first
principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Orient, IA (city, FIPS 59565)
Location: 41.20283 N, 94.41788 W
Population (1990): 376 (173 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50858
Orient, IL (city, FIPS 56536)
Location: 37.91641 N, 88.97536 W
Population (1990): 428 (201 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Orient, NY
Zip code(s): 11957
Orient, OH (village, FIPS 58800)
Location: 39.80562 N, 83.15149 W
Population (1990): 273 (101 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43146
Orient, SD (town, FIPS 47460)
Location: 44.90286 N, 99.08833 W
Population (1990): 59 (45 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57467
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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