Oriental

  • 31oriental — 1 adjective concerning or from the East or South East Asia: oriental countries | oriental culture 2 noun (C) old fashioned a word meaning someone from an oriental country, which is now usually considered offensive compare occidental …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32oriental — {{#}}{{LM O28279}}{{〓}} {{SynO28974}} {{[}}oriental{{]}} ‹o·rien·tal› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Del Oriente o relacionado con este punto cardinal: • Boston está en la costa oriental de Estados Unidos.{{○}} {{《}}▍ adj.inv./s.com.{{》}}… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 33oriental — adj. & n. adj. 1 (often Oriental) a of or characteristic of Eastern civilization etc. b of or concerning the East, esp. E. Asia. 2 (of a pearl etc.) orient. n. (esp. Oriental) a native of the Orient. Derivatives: orientalism n. orientalist n.… …

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  • 34Oriental — adj. & n. adj. 1 (often Oriental) a of or characteristic of Eastern civilization etc. b of or concerning the East, esp. E. Asia. 2 (of a pearl etc.) orient. n. (esp. Oriental) a native of the Orient. Derivatives: orientalism n. orientalist n.… …

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  • 35Oriental — noun Date: 15th century 1. sometimes offensive Asian; especially one who is a native of east Asia or is of east Asian descent 2. Oriental rug 3. Oriental shorthair …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 36oriental — adj y s m y f Que pertenece al punto oriente del horizonte o al Este de Europa y Norte de África, especialmente a Asia: la costa oriental de México, civilizaciones orientales, teatro oriental, sedas orientales, dibujos orientales …

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  • 37oriental — adjective 1》 of, from, or characteristic of the Far East.     ↘(Oriental) Zoology relating to or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising Asia south of the Himalayas and western Indonesia. 2》 (of a pearl or other jewel) orient. noun often… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 38oriental — o•ri•en•tal [[t]ˌɔr iˈɛn tl, ˌoʊr [/t]] adj. 1) (usu. cap.) sometimes off. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern 2) eastern 3) bio (cap.) belonging to a zoogeographical division comprising S Asia and the Malay… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39oriental — /ɔriˈɛntl / (say awree entl), /ɒri / (say oree ) adjective 1. (sometimes upper case) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient or East. 2. (of gems) orient. 3. designating various gems which are varieties of corundum: oriental amethyst;… …

  • 40oriental — orient, oriental Both words now sound dated and have an exotic 18c or 19c aura more associated with the world of empire and romantic adventure than with factual description. In ordinary writing it is often better to use more neutral terms such as …

    Modern English usage