oriental

6 definitions found

oriental - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Oriental \O`ri*en"tal\ ([=o]`r[i^]*[e^]n"tal), a. [L.
     orientalis: cf. F. oriental.]
     Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned
     with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as,
     Oriental countries.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations. --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
     [1913 Webster]

  Oriental \O`ri*en"tal\, n.
     1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part
        of the world; an Asiatic.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. pl. (Eccl.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.
        [1913 Webster]

oriental - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  oriental
      adj 1: denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia;
             "oriental civilization"
      n 1: a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as
           offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) [syn:
           Oriental, oriental person]

oriental - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Oriental, NC (town, FIPS 49380)
    Location: 35.03471 N, 76.68458 W
    Population (1990): 786 (487 housing units)
    Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 28571

oriental - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  40 Moby Thesaurus words for "oriental":
     antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, east, eastbound, easterly,
     eastermost, eastern, easternmost, hyperborean, meridional, north,
     northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly,
     northern, northernmost, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern,
     occidental, south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly,
     southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost, southwest,
     southwesterly, southwestern, west, westbound, westerly, western,
     westernmost
  
  

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "Oriental":
     American Indian, Amerind, Australian aborigine, Bushman, Caucasian,
     Indian, Malayan, Mister Charley, Mongolian, Negrillo, Negrito,
     Negro, Red Indian, WASP, black, black man, blackfellow, boy,
     brown man, burrhead, colored person, coon, darky, gook, honky,
     jigaboo, jungle bunny, nigger, niggra, ofay, paleface, pygmy,
     red man, redskin, slant-eye, spade, the Man, white, white man,
     whitey, yellow man