Oriental

Etymology
From, from , , from , from , present active participle of.

Adjective

 * 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)  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.

Translations

 * Arabic: شَرْقِيّ
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:, ориенталски
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Malay: Timur,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Turkish:, ,

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.
 * 5) * 1848, National anthem of Uruguay
 * Orientals, the Fatherland or the grave, Liberty or with glory we die!

Usage notes

 * Use of the term Oriental to describe a person is considered dated and potentially offensive in North America.

Synonyms
See Thesaurus:Asian

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ориенталец
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: Oosterling
 * Finnish: itämaalainen
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, , ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Malay: orang Timur
 * Navajo: Binááʼádaałtsʼózí dineʼé
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: жи́тель Восто́ка, жи́тельница Восто́ка, уроже́нец Восто́ка, уроже́нка Восто́ка
 * Turkish: ,

Noun

 * 1) An  lily