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