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oriental

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See also: Oriental

English

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Etymology

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See Oriental.

Adjective

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oriental (comparative more oriental, superlative most oriental)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Oriental

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Noun

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oriental (plural orientals)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Oriental

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References

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  • The Chambers Dictionary, Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 1998, published 2000, →ISBN
  • The Oxford Illustrated Dictionary, Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1975, published 1976
  • Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English, London: Oxford University Press, 1974, published 1974, →ISBN
  • oriental”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin orientālis.

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Adjective

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oriental m or f (masculine and feminine plural orientals)

  1. eastern
    Synonym: de l'est

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(compass points) punt cardinal;

nord-oest
(n-occ)
nord
(sept)
nord-est
(n-or)
oest
(occ)
est
(or)
sud-oest
(s-occ)
sud
(mer)
sud-est
(s-or)

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin orientālis.

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Adjective

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oriental (feminine orientale, masculine plural orientaux, feminine plural orientales)

  1. (relational) Far East
  2. (relational) the Orient; Asiatic

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: oryantal

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Galician

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔɾjɛnˈtal/ [ɔ.ɾjɛn̪ˈt̪ɑɫ]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: o‧rien‧tal

Adjective

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oriental m or f (plural orientais)

  1. eastern
    Antonym: occidental

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Occitan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin orientalis.

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  • Audio (Languedoc):(file)

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oriental m (feminine singular orientala, masculine plural orientals, feminine plural orientalas)

  1. eastern
    Antonym: occidental
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin orientālis. By surface analysis, oriente +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈtaw/ [o.ɾɪ.ẽˈtaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈtaw/ [o.ɾjẽˈtaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ɾjẽˈtal/ [ɔ.ɾjẽˈtaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ɾjẽˈta.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: o‧ri‧en‧tal

Adjective

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oriental m or f (plural orientais)

  1. east; eastern (relating to or located in the east)
  2. Eastern; Oriental (relating to Asia and Asian culture)
    • 2014, Luísa F. Habigzang, Eva Diniz, Silvia H. Koller, Trabalhando com Adolescentes: Teoria e Intervenção Psicológica, AMGH Editora, →ISBN, page 125:
      Os otakus não só incorporam diversos termos japoneses a sua fala como também se inspiram e são influenciados por características orientais em outras atividades, como o cosplay.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Noun

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oriental m or f by sense (plural orientais)

  1. native or inhabitant of Asia
  2. (Brazil, historical) someone from Uruguay
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French oriental, Latin orientalis. Equivalent to orient +‎ -al.

Adjective

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oriental m or n (feminine singular orientală, masculine plural orientali, feminine and neuter plural orientale)

  1. eastern
    Antonym: occidental

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite oriental orientală orientali orientale
definite orientalul orientala orientalii orientalele
genitive-
dative
indefinite oriental orientale orientali orientale
definite orientalului orientalei orientalilor orientalelor
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin orientālis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oɾjenˈtal/ [o.ɾjẽn̪ˈt̪al]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: o‧rien‧tal

Adjective

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oriental m or f (masculine and feminine plural orientales)

  1. eastern
    Antonym: occidental
  2. Oriental
  3. (dated, Argentina) Uruguayan

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Noun

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oriental m or f by sense (plural orientales)

  1. easterner

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