oriental
pronunciation
How to pronounce oriental in British English:
UK [ˌɔːriˈentl]
How to pronounce oriental in American English:
US [ˌɔːriˈentl]
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- Adjective:
- denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java
Word Origin
- oriental (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French oriental "eastern, from the east" (12c.) and directly from Latin orientalis "of the east," from orientem (see Orient (n.)). Originally in reference to the sky, geographical sense is attested from late 15c.; oriental carpet first recorded 1868 (in C.Latin Eastlake).
- Oriental (n.)
- "native or inhabitant of the east," 1701, from oriental (adj.).
Example
- 1. She was an oriental a westerner could relate to .
- 2. It 's also called oriental venice and surrounded by water .
- 3. For promotional pencils ( personalized pencils ) I go to oriental trading company .
- 4. Before the wto debut , china was for most africans a faraway oriental nation with mystical characteristics .
- 5. The destroyed building housed the mandarin oriental hotel in eastern beijing , which was supposed to open in 2009 .