Maschile

oriente

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (masculine) east, orient
  2. (masculine) orient (of a pearl)
  3. (masculine) lodge

Opposto di
occidente
sinonimi

Frequenza

C1
Con il trattino come
o‧rièn‧te
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/oˈrjɛn.te/
Etimologia (Inglese)

From Latin orientem (possibly a borrowing), accusative form of oriēns, present participle of orior (“to rise, get up”), in reference to the rising of the Sun. Early Christian maps were "oriented" with the direction to Jerusalem always at the top.

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