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noun (pl. orientals)
  1. A person from the Orient, or with ancestry from the Orient.
Note: this term is considered objectionable in American English.
adjective (less commonly Oriental)
  1. of or relating to the Orient or Asia, but most commonly to the Far East.
Note: this term is considered objectionable in American English.
  1. (zoí¶logy), capitalized: a zoí¶geographical region of southeast Asia.
  2. relating to orient lustre in a pearl
Etymology: Latin oriens east

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