Definition of oriental Oriental

/ɔˌɹiɛˈntʌl/ - [oreeentul] - O•ri•en•tal

We found 12 definitions of oriental from 5 different sources.

What does oriental mean?

Noun
oriental - a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)
		oriental person
		asian, asiatic a native or inhabitant of Asia
		mongolian race, mongoloid race, yellow race an Asian race
		derogation, disparagement, depreciation (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"
		archaicism, archaism the use of an archaic expression
		yellow man offensive term for an Asian man
		yellow woman offensive term for an Asian woman
		slant-eye, gook (slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War)
		evenki, ewenki a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia
Adjective
oriental - denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia; "oriental civilization"
		eastern lying toward or situated in the east; "the eastern end of the island"

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oriental (Noun)
Oriental capitalized native of the East, or Asiatic, native, resident of the Orient.
oriental (Noun)
A person from the Orient, or with ancestry from the Orient.
oriental (Adjective)
Eastern, of the east, of or relating to the Orient especially Asiatic, but most commonly to the Far East .
oriental (Adjective)
Zoölogy, capitalized: a zoögeographical region of southeast Asia.
oriental (Adjective)
Of orient pearls, relating to orient lustre in a pearl.

oriental (a.)
Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries.
oriental (n.)
A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.
oriental (n.)
Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.