English adjective: oriental | |||
1. | oriental denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia | ||
Samples | Oriental civilization. | ||
Similar | eastern | ||
Antonyms | western | ||
English noun: Oriental | |||
1. | Oriental (person) a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) | ||
Synonyms | oriental person | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Asian, Asiatic | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Evenki, Ewenki, gook, Mongol, Mongolian, slant-eye, yellow man, yellow woman | ||
Member meronym | Mongolian race, Mongoloid race, Yellow race | ||
Domain usage | archaicism, archaism, depreciation, derogation, disparagement | ||