Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Oriental

Oˊri-en′tal

(ōˊrĭ-ĕn′tal)
,
Adj.
[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
.
The sun’s ascendant and
oriental
radiations.
Sir T. Browne.

Oˊri-en′tal

,
Noun.
1.
A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.
2.
pl.
(Eccl.)
Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.

Webster 1828 Edition

Oriental

ORIENT'AL

,
Adj.
1.
Eastern; situated in the east; as oriental seas or countries.
2.
Proceeding from the east; as the oriental radiations of the sun.

ORIENT'AL

,
Noun.
A native or inhabitant of some eastern part of the world. We give the appellation to the inhabitants of Asia from the Hellespont and Mediterranean to Japan.

Similar Results