oriental
English
Etymology
See Oriental.
Adjective
oriental (comparative more oriental, superlative most oriental)
- Alternative letter-case form of Oriental
Synonyms
Antonyms
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Noun
oriental (plural orientals)
- Alternative letter-case form of Oriental
Derived terms
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References
- The Chambers Dictionary, Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 1998, published 2000, →ISBN
- 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, published 1974, →ISBN
- “oriental”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orientalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [u.ɾi.ənˈtal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [o.ɾi.ənˈtal]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [o.ɾi.enˈtal]
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
oriental m or f (masculine and feminine plural orientals)
Derived terms
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See also
(compass points) punt cardinal;
nord-oest (n-occ) |
nord (sept) |
nord-est (n-or) |
oest (occ) |
est (or) | |
sud-oest (s-occ) |
sud (mer) |
sud-est (s-or) |
Further reading
- “oriental” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “oriental”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “oriental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “oriental” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orientālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.tal/
- Homophones: orientale, orientales
Adjective
oriental (feminine orientale, masculine plural orientaux, feminine plural orientales)
- (relational) Far East
- (relational) the Orient; Asiatic
Derived terms
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Descendants
- → Turkish: oryantal
Further reading
- “oriental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Galician
Pronunciation
Adjective
oriental m or f (plural orientais)
- eastern
- Antonym: occidental
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “oriental”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Occitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orientalis.
Pronunciation
Audio (Languedocien): (file)
Adjective
oriental m (feminine singular orientala, masculine plural orientals, feminine plural orientalas)
- eastern
- Antonym: occidental
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin orientalis. By surface analysis, oriente + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
oriental m or f (plural orientais)
- east; eastern (relating to or located in the east)
- Eastern; Oriental (relating to Asia and Asian culture)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:oriental.
Derived terms
Noun
oriental m or f by sense (plural orientais)
- native or inhabitant of Asia
- (Brazil, historical) someone from Uruguay
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:oriental.
Related terms
Further reading
- “oriental”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French oriental, Latin orientalis.
Adjective
oriental m or n (feminine singular orientală, masculine plural orientali, feminine and neuter plural orientale)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | oriental | orientală | orientali | orientale | ||
definite | orientalul | orientala | orientalii | orientalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | oriental | orientale | orientali | orientale | ||
definite | orientalului | orientalei | orientalilor | orientalelor |
Antonyms
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orientalis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
oriental m or f (masculine and feminine plural orientales)
- eastern
- Antonym: occidental
- Oriental
- (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?
- 1975, Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Sand, "The Other", p. 10:
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Noun
oriental m or f (plural orientales)
Further reading
- “oriental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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