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oriental

/ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəl/

/ˌɔriˈɛntəl/

Translations

orientalnoun

orientals

/ˌɔː.riˈen.təl/

/ˌɔːr.iˈɛn.tl̩/

восточный стиль

The room was decorated in an oriental style.

Комната была оформлена в восточном стиле.

Additional translations

orientaladjective

more oriental

Comp.

most oriental

Super.

/ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəl/

/ˌɔriˈɛntəl/

The restaurant has an oriental decor.

В ресторане восточный декор.

Additional translations

Synonyms

Southeast Asian

Far Eastern

orientalnoun

(dated, often offensive) A person from East Asia.

The novel’s protagonist is an oriental who emigrates to California.

(usually capitalized) A domestic cat of the Oriental (Shorthair) breed.

Her Oriental won best in show at the cat fanciers' exhibition.

orientaladjective

Relating to the Orient or eastern Asia in general (now chiefly literary).

The curator specialized in oriental art from the Tang dynasty.

(dated, often offensive) Of or relating to the peoples of East Asia.

During the early-20th-century exposition, organisers displayed so-called Oriental costumes.

(archaic, poetic) Situated in or coming from the east; eastern.

The oriental horizon glowed with the first light of dawn.