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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 | ||
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