English noun: Orientalism | |||
1. | Orientalism (cognition) the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people | ||
Synonyms | Oriental Studies | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts | ||
2. | orientalism (attribute) the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations | ||
Samples | Orientalisms can be found in Mozart's operas. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||