oriental
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oriental¹
Where it comes from
See Oriental.
adjective more oriental · most oriental
Opposite: occidental
noun orientals
- Alternative letter-case form of Oriental
Oriental²
- /ɔːɹiˈɛntəl/ UK
- /ɒɹiˈɛntəl/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛntəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English oriental, from Anglo-Norman oriental, Middle French oriental, from Latin orientālis (“eastern”), from oriēns (“rising (of the Sun)”), present active participle of orior (“to rise”).
adjective more Oriental · most Oriental · oriental
- Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre.
- Pertaining to the eastern part of the sky; happening before sunrise.
- Happening in the eastern part of a given place or location.
- Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia.
- Designating various types of aromatic tobacco grown in Turkey and the Balkans.
noun Orientals · oriental
- A precious stone, especially an orient pearl.
- A member or descendant of the peoples and cultures of the Orient. He looked at her face. He ran his index finger down the bridge of her nose. “Exotic. The last one was an Oriental, too.” “Orientals are rugs and furniture,” Anna said. “Not people.”
- A lily cultivar of a widely varied group, with strong scent.
- A person from the eastern region of a place. 1848, National anthem of Uruguay Orientals, the Fatherland or the grave, Liberty or with glory we die!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: eastern, asian, oriental person, orient, chinese, korean, korea, timorese, rok, timor, middle, east, easterly, flavour, dragon, han
adjective
Opposite: occidental
Translations
Every language
adj of or relating to the Orient or Asia, especially the Far East
| Español | oriental |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동양의 dong'yang-ui, 동방의 dongbang-ui |
| 日本語 | 東洋の tōyō no, 東方の tōhō no |
| 中文 | 東方 /东方 dōngfāng |
| हिन्दी | पूर्वीय pūrvīya, पूर्वी pūrvī, पूरबी pūrbī |
| Português | oriental |
| Français | oriental |
| Deutsch | orientalisch, oriental, östlich |
| Italiano | orientale |
| Ελληνικά | ασιατικός asiatikós |
| Română | oriental |
| Русский | восто́чный vostóčnyj |
| العربية | شَرْقِيّ šarqiyy |
noun person
| Español | oriental |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 東方人 /东方人 dōngfāngrén |
| Português | oriental |
| Français | Oriental |
| Deutsch | Ostler, Ostlerin, Orientale, Orientalin |
| Ελληνικά | ανατολίτης anatolítis, Ασιάτης Asiátis |
| Русский | жи́тель Восто́ка žítelʹ Vostóka, жи́тельница Восто́ка žítelʹnica Vostóka, уроже́нец Восто́ка urožénec Vostóka, уроже́нка Восто́ка urožénka Vostóka |
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title = {oriental},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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