English

Alternative forms

• oriental

Adjective

Oriental ‎(comparative more Oriental, superlative most Oriental)

1. Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre. [from 14th c.]
2. (astronomy, astrology) Pertaining to the eastern part of the sky; happening before sunrise. [from 14th c.]
3. (obsolete) Happening in the eastern part of a given place or location. [15th-18th c.]
4. Pertaining to the the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia. [from 15th c.]
5. Designating various types of aromatic tobacco grown in Turkey and the Balkans. [from 19th c.]

Derived terms

Related terms

• orientate
• orientally
• orientational

Translations

Noun

Oriental ‎(plural Orientals)

1. A precious stone, especially an orient pearl. [from 14th c.]
2. (dated) A member or descendant of the peoples and cultures of the Orient. [from 15th c.]
3. A lily cultivar of a widely varied group, with strong scent.

Synonyms

See Wikisaurus:Asian

Translations

See also

• austral
• boreal
• Asia
• Asiatic
• East Asia
• Far East
• Middle East
• Occident
• occidental
• Persia
• Persian rug

Anagrams

• relation
• tenorial

Dutch

Noun

Oriental m ‎(plural Orientals)

1. An Oriental lily

English

Adjective

oriental ‎(comparative more oriental, superlative most oriental)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Oriental

Antonyms

• occidental

Noun

oriental ‎(plural orientals)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Oriental

Related terms

• Orient

References

• The Chambers Dictionary, Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 1998, ISBN 0-550-14005-X, published 2000
• The Oxford Illustrated Dictionary, Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1975, published 1976
• Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English, London: Oxford University Press, 1974, ISBN 0-19-431102-3, published 1974

Anagrams

• relation, tenorial

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

oriental m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural orientals)

1. eastern

Synonyms

• de l'est

See also

Cardinal directions (punt cardinal):

NO N NE O E SO S SE

n-occ sept n-or occ or s-occ mer s-or

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.tal/
• Homophones: orientale, orientales

Adjective

oriental m ‎(feminine singular orientale, masculine plural orientaux, feminine plural orientales)

1. Eastern, of the east, of or relating to the Orient especially Asiatic, but most commonly to the Far East.

Derived terms

• orientalisme
• orientaliste

Anagrams

• enrôlait, relation

Portuguese

Adjective

oriental m, f ‎(plural orientais, comparable)

1. east; eastern (relating to or located in the east)
2. Eastern; Oriental (relating to Asia and Asian culture)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:oriental.

Noun

oriental m f (plural orientais)

1. someone from Asia
2. (historical) someone from Uruguay

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:oriental.

Related terms

• Oriente

Spanish

Adjective

oriental m, f ‎(plural orientales)

1. eastern
2. Oriental
3. (dated, Argentina) Uruguayan
   • 1975, Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Sand, "The Other", p. 10:

     Señor, ¿usted es oriental o argentino?

     Sir, are you Uruguayan or Argentine?

Antonyms

• (eastern): occidental

See also

• occidental
• meridional/sureño
• septentrional/norteño