oriental | ||
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 |