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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Oriental

Ō'ri-ēnt'al, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. orientalis, Fr., Pr., & Sp. oriental, It. orientale.]

  1. Pertaining to the orient or east;—opposed to occidental or western; as, oriental countries or seas.
  2. Proceeding from, or situated in, the orient or east. “The sun’s ascendant and oriental radiations.” Browne.

Ō'ri-ěnt'al, n.

noun

n. A native or inhabitant of some eastern part of the world.