| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; - opposed to |
| n. | 1. | A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic. |
| 2. | (Eccl.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite. |
| Noun | 1. | Oriental - a member of an Oriental raceSynonyms: oriental person |
| Adj. | 1. | oriental - 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" Synonyms: Asian |
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