Oriental

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• oriental (not all senses, and some other ones)

[edit] Etymology

Recorded in Middle English from circa 1391 (noun only from 1701), from Old French oriental, from Latin orientalis "of the east", from oriens 'east', the present participle of orire 'to rise, originate'

[edit] Adjective

Oriental (comparative more Oriental, superlative most Oriental)

1. in, of or otherwise related to the Orient
2. or, like or otherwise relatng to the Oriental people and culture
3. of or relating to the biogeographic part of Asia south of the Himalayas, including part of the Malay archipelago

[edit] Derived terms

• Orientalism
• Orientalist
• Orientalize
• Oriental carpet
• Oriental poppy
• Oriental rug

[edit] Related terms

• orientate
• orientally
• orientational

[edit] Noun

Oriental (plural Orientals)

1. A member or descendant of the peoples and cultures of the Orient
2. A lily cultivar of a widely varied group, with strong scent

[edit] Translations

(person)

• Dutch: Oosterling nl(nl) m.
• French: Oriental fr(fr) m.
• Navajo: Binaʼadaałtsózí dinéʼi

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aeilnort
• relation
• tenorial

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

Oriental m. (plural Orientals, diminutive Orientalje, diminutive plural Orientaljes)

1. An Oriental lily