ORIENTAL

oriental

(adjective) denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East; “oriental civilization”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

oriental (comparative more oriental, superlative most oriental)

Alternative letter-case form of Oriental

Synonyms

• eastern

Antonyms

• occidental

Noun

oriental (plural orientals)

Alternative letter-case form of Oriental

Anagrams

• Tirolean, relation, taileron, tenorial

Etymology

Adjective

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.]

Noun

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.]

Usage notes

• Use of the term Oriental to describe a person is considered dated and offensive in North America.

Synonyms

See Asian

Anagrams

• 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