oriental

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciations'oriental': /ˌɔːriˈɛnt^əl/; 'Oriental': /ˌɔːrɪˈɛnt^əl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɔriˈɛntəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôr′ē en′tl, ōr′-)

o•ri•en•tal /ˌɔriˈɛntəl/USA pronunciation adj.

[usually: Oriental] of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or the East;
Eastern.
eastern.

n. [countable* usually: Oriental]

Language Varieties
- Language Varieties[Usually considered offensive.]a native or inhabitant of East Asia, or a person of East Asian descent.

See -ori-.

o•ri•en•tal (ôr′ē en′tl, ōr′-),USA pronunciation adj.

(usu. cap.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East;
Eastern.
of the orient or east;
eastern.
Biology(cap.) [Zoogeog.]belonging to a geographical division comprising southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as and including the Philippines, Borneo, and Java.
Jewelry
- Jewelry(usu. cap.) designating various gems that are varieties of corundum: Oriental aquamarine;
  Oriental ruby.
- Jewelryfine or precious;
  orient: oriental agate;
  oriental garnet.
- Jewelrydesignating certain natural saltwater pearls found esp. in the Orient.

o′ri•en ′tal•ly, adv.

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oriental /ˌɔːrɪˈɛnt^əl/ adj

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Oriental /ˌɔːrɪˈɛnt^əl/ adj

(sometimes not capital) of or relating to the Orient
of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of southeastern Asia from India to Borneo, Java, and the Philippines

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