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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans);
[syn: Oriental, oriental person]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia;
- Example: "oriental civilization"


The 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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]