Orient

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English

Etymology

See orient.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Orient

  1. Usually preceded by the: a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia).
    Antonym: Occident
  2. (dated) The countries east of the Mediterranean.

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Translations

countries of Asia — see East

Proper noun

Orient

  1. A city and town in Illinois.
  2. A city and town in Iowa.
  3. A town in Maine.
  4. A census-designated place and hamlet in New York.
  5. A town and village in South Dakota.

Noun

Orient (plural Orients)

  1. A pear cultivar from the United States

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Anagrams

Czech

Proper noun

Orient m inan

  1. Orient

Declension

Declension of Orient (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Orient
genitive Orientu
dative Orientu
accusative Orient
vocative Oriente
locative Orientě, Orientu
instrumental Orientem

French

Proper noun

Orient m

  1. Orient

Derived terms

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German

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Pronunciation

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Noun

Orient m (strong, genitive Orients, no plural)

  1. Orient
    Synonym: Morgenland
    Antonyms: Abendland, Okzident

Usage notes

In sharp contrast to English, the term does not cover East Asia. It is primarily associated with the Muslim world around the Mediterranean, but in a wider sense also covers India.

Declension

Declension of Orient
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Orient
genitive eines des Orients
dative einem dem Orient
accusative einen den Orient

Related terms

Further reading

  • “Orient” in Duden online
  • “Orient” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin orientis.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Orient m inan

  1. (politics) East (Eastern World)
    Synonym: Wschód
    Coordinate term: Okcydent
  2. (historical, politics) East (Eastern block, Eastern Europe)
    Synonym: Wschód
    Coordinate term: Okcydent
  3. (politics) East (Eastern Europe, non-Cold War concept)
    Synonym: Wschód
    Coordinate term: Okcydent

Declension

Declension of Orient
singular
nominative Orient
genitive Orientu
dative Orientowi
accusative Orient
instrumental Orientem
locative Oriencie
vocative Oriencie

Related terms

adjectives
adverb
nouns

Further reading

  • Orient in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Orient in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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