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What is "oriental" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does oriental mean in English? Meaning of oriental definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "oriental" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "oriental": a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)

Noun

  • Meaning: a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)
  • Synonyms: oriental oriental person
  • Hyponyms: evenki ewenki gook mongol mongolian slant-eye yellow man yellow woman
  • Hypernyms: asian asiatic

    • Meaning of "oriental": denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia

    Adjective

  • Meaning: denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia
  • Example: oriental civilization
  • Synonyms: oriental
  • Similar: eastern
  • Adjective: Alternative letter-case form of Oriental

    • Synonyms:

    byzantine, Korean, Asian, Chinese, Japanese,

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    oriental in English: oriental
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