Oriental can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| oriental - denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia; "oriental civilization" | ||
Noun |
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| Oriental - a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) |
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| 1. | adj. | Oriental civilization. | |
| 2. | adj. | I have an interest in Oriental ceramics. | |
| 3. | adj. | He is something of an expert on oriental art. | |
| 4. | adj. | She plans to stay at the Oriental Hotel. | |
| 5. | adj. | The article on Buddhism revived my passion for Oriental religions. | |
| 6. | adj. | The article on Buddhism revived my interest in Oriental religions. | |
| 7. | adj. | I'm interested in oriental pottery. | |
| 8. | adj. | They said that he was a talkative, noisy Oriental. | |
| 9. | adj. | It's a slow Oriental rhythm. | |
| 10. | adj. | Eliza's not Oriental. | |
| 11. | adj. | Tom and Mary bought an Oriental rug. | |
| 12. | adj. | That delicately bronzed skin, almost Oriental in its colouring, that raven hair, the large liquid eyes, the full but exquisite lips—all the stigmata of passion were there. | |
| 13. | adj. | Rich furs and strange iridescent mats from some Oriental bazaar were scattered upon the floor. | |
| 14. | adj. | As a student, I became interested in oriental languages. | |
| 15. | adj. | My locality is a nexus for occidental and oriental interplay, which is abundant in emotional undulations. |
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| adj. | |
| Oriental civilization. |
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| I have an interest in Oriental ceramics. | |
| He is something of an expert on oriental art. | |
| She plans to stay at the Oriental Hotel. | |
| The article on Buddhism revived my passion for Oriental religions. | |
| The article on Buddhism revived my interest in Oriental religions. | |
| I'm interested in oriental pottery. | |
| They said that he was a talkative, noisy Oriental. | |
| It's a slow Oriental rhythm. | |
| Eliza's not Oriental. | |
| Tom and Mary bought an Oriental rug. | |
| That delicately bronzed skin, almost Oriental in its colouring, that raven hair, the large liquid eyes, the full but exquisite lips—all the stigmata of passion were there. | |
| Rich furs and strange iridescent mats from some Oriental bazaar were scattered upon the floor. | |
| As a student, I became interested in oriental languages. | |
| My locality is a nexus for occidental and oriental interplay, which is abundant in emotional undulations. | |