Definition of Oreintal
O`ri*en"tal (?), a. [L.
orientalis: cf. F. oriental.] 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.) Eastern
Christians of the Greek rite.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- of or relating to the Orient or Asia, but most commonly to the Far East.
Note: some people find this term objectionable when used in relation to people.
- (zoölogy), capitalized: a zoögeographical region of southeast Asia.
- relating to orient lustre in a pearl
- A person from the Orient, or with ancestry from the Orient.
Note: this term is considered by some to be objectionable or offensive.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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