Meaning of oriental in English
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Classifying Adjective
orientalDefinitions
1. denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and JavaExamples
- « Oriental politeness »
- « for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term 'Asian' is preferred to ' »
Synonyms
Noun
OrientalDefinitions
1. a member of an Oriental race
Famous quotes
- « Shadows sometimes people don't see shadows. The Chinese of course never paint them in pictures, oriental art never deals with shadow. But I noticed these shadows and I knew it meant it was sunny. » David Hockney