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| 1. | [ adjective ] denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines, Borneo and Java | |
| Synonyms: | Asian | |
| Examples: | "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'" |
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| Related terms: | eastern | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a member of an Oriental race | |
| Synonyms: | oriental_person | |
| Related terms: | Asian yellow_woman yellow_man gook Evenki Mongol Yellow_race | |
| Similar spelling: |
orient orientalize orientalist orientalism orientalise orientate orientated orientation orientating oriented orienting Orantes Orontium |
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