Orient

Meaning

Name

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).
2. The countries east of the Mediterranean.

Noun

A pear cultivar from the United States

Synonyms

East

East Asia

eastern hemisphere

Oriental country

the east

Hyphenated as

Ori‧ent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/

Etymology

See orient.