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English
Etymology
See Oriental .
Adjective
oriental (comparative more oriental , superlative most oriental )
Alternative letter-case form of Oriental
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Noun
oriental (plural orientals )
Alternative letter-case form of Oriental
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References
The Chambers Dictionary , Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 1998 , published 2000 , →ISBN
The Oxford Illustrated Dictionary , Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1975 , published 1976
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English , London: Oxford University Press, 1974 , published 1974 , →ISBN
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orientālis .
Pronunciation
Adjective
oriental m or f (masculine and feminine plural orientals )
eastern
Synonym: de l' est
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(compass points ) punt cardinal ;
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orientālis .
Pronunciation
Adjective
oriental (feminine orientale , masculine plural orientaux , feminine plural orientales )
( relational ) Far East
( relational ) the Orient ; Asiatic
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Galician
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Adjective
oriental m or f (plural orientais )
eastern
Antonym: occidental
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Occitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orientalis .
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Adjective
oriental m (feminine singular orientala , masculine plural orientals , feminine plural orientalas )
eastern
Antonym: occidental
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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin orientālis . By surface analysis , oriente + -al .
Pronunciation
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /o.ɾi.ẽˈtaw/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /o.ɾjẽˈtaw/
Rhymes: ( Portugal ) -al , ( Brazil ) -aw
Hyphenation: o‧ri‧en‧tal
Adjective
oriental m or f (plural orientais )
east ; eastern ( relating to or located in the east )
Eastern ; Oriental ( relating to Asia and Asian culture )
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Noun
oriental m or f by sense (plural orientais )
native or inhabitant of Asia
( Brazil , historical ) someone from Uruguay
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French oriental , Latin orientalis . Equivalent to orient + -al .
Adjective
oriental m or n (feminine singular orientală , masculine plural orientali , feminine and neuter plural orientale )
eastern
Antonym: occidental
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orientālis .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /oɾjenˈtal/
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: o‧rien‧tal
Adjective
oriental m or f (masculine and feminine plural orientales )
eastern
Antonym: occidental
Oriental
( dated , Argentina ) Uruguayan
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Noun
oriental m or f by sense (plural orientales )
easterner
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