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English noun: oriental person

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


SynonymsOriental


Broader (hypernym)Asian, Asiatic


Narrower (hyponym)Evenki, Ewenki, gook, Mongol, Mongolian, slant-eye, yellow man, yellow woman


Member meronymMongolian race, Mongoloid race, Yellow race


Domain usagearchaicism, archaism, depreciation, derogation, disparagement









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