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Oriental - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Oriental : adj : denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region
including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as
far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental
politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian
ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'";
"Asian ancestry" [syn: Asian]
(noun)
1: a member of an Oriental race [syn: Oriental, oriental
person]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Oriental : \O`ri*en"tal\, a. [L. orientalis: cf. F. oriental.]
Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned
with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as,
Oriental countries.
The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations. --Sir T.
Browne.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Oriental : \O`ri*en"tal\, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part
of the world; an Asiatic.
2. pl. (Eccl.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Oriental, NC (town, FIPS 49380)
Location: 35.03471 N, 76.68458 W
Population (1990): 786 (487 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28571
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Oriental |
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isfullofcrap: Just realized... Except for the Oriental lands, the chaos in the Linden home sims isn't natural/fractal. |
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bebebel: I find it really weird that every time I'm ordering Oriental chicken salad in KFC (Sg) I still get asked whether i like chili or ketchup |
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AmandaTudoDito: RT @celosantos: RT @alepierre: "Um coração alegre faz tão bem quanto os remédios." | Provérbio Oriental |
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