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      oriental
      noun
      A member or descendant of the peoples and cultures of the Orient.
      A lily cultivar of a widely varied group, with strong scent.
      A precious stone, especially an orient pearl.
      Alternative letter-case form of Oriental. [A precious stone, especially an orient pearl.]
      (archaic) A person from the eastern region of a place.
      adjective
      Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia.
      Designating various types of aromatic tobacco grown in Turkey and the Balkans.
      Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre.
      (astronomy, astrology) Pertaining to the eastern part of the sky; happening before sunrise.
      Alternative letter-case form of Oriental. [Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre.]
      (obsolete) Happening in the eastern part of a given place or location.
      Roots
      oriororient- · Latin · rise, arise
      Synonyms for oriental
      easternadjoccidentaladjeastadjwesternadjsouthwesternadjsoutheasternadjsouthernadjeasterlyadveasternmostadjwestnsoutheastadvnortheasternadjwesterlyadvaustralnnorthwesternadjnorthernadjeastboundadjsouthwestadvmeridionaladjnortheastnsoutheasterlyadjwestboundadj
      Words related to oriental
      orientallyadvorientalizevorientnmisorientadjorientalistnoccidentnwesternismnchinoiseriencaravanseryadjeastwardadveastwardlyadvlevanterneasternersnwesternizedvwestwardlyadvchinansoutheastwardnsouthernlyadv

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