Oriental

Meaning

Adj

1. Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre.
2. Pertaining to the eastern part of the sky; happening before sunrise.
3. (obsolete) Happening in the eastern part of a given place or location.
4. Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia.
5. Designating various types of aromatic tobacco grown in Turkey and the Balkans.

Noun

1. A precious stone, especially an orient pearl.
2. A member or descendant of the peoples and cultures of the Orient.
3. A lily cultivar of a widely varied group, with strong scent.
4. A person from the eastern region of a place.

Synonyms

Asian

eastern

oriental person

Translations

oriental

oosters

oostelijk

Oriental

oriental

oriental

Asiatique

orientalisch

Orientalin

oriental

Orientale

Ανατολίτης

Asiatin

Ασιάτης

ασιατικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔːɹiˈɛntəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: oriental

In summary

From Middle English oriental, from Anglo-Norman oriental, Middle French oriental, from Latin orientālis (“eastern”), from oriēns (“rising (of the Sun)”), present active participle of orior (“I rise”).