oriental
(adjective) denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East; “oriental civilization”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oriental (comparative more oriental, superlative most oriental)
Alternative letter-case form of Oriental
• eastern
• occidental
oriental (plural orientals)
Alternative letter-case form of Oriental
• Tirolean, relation, taileron, tenorial
Oriental (comparative more Oriental, superlative most Oriental)
Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre. [from 14th c.]
(astronomy, astrology) Pertaining to the eastern part of the sky; happening before sunrise. [from 14th c.]
(obsolete) Happening in the eastern part of a given place or location. [15th-19th c.]
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. [from 15th c.]
Designating various types of aromatic tobacco grown in Turkey and the Balkans. [from 19th c.]
Oriental (plural Orientals)
A precious stone, especially an orient pearl. [from 14th c.]
A member or descendant of the peoples and cultures of the Orient. [from 15th c.]
A lily cultivar of a widely varied group, with strong scent.
(archaic) A person from the eastern region of a place. [15th-19th c.]
• Use of the term Oriental to describe a person is considered dated and offensive in North America.
See Asian
• Tirolean, relation, taileron, tenorial
Source: Wiktionary
O`ri*en"tal, a. Etym: [L. orientalis: cf. F. oriental.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries. The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations. Sir T. Browne.
O`ri*en"tal, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.
2. pl. (Eccl.)
Definition: Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
