oriental

Word parts

orient + -al

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɔːriˈɛntəl/ or /ɒriˈɛntəl/

Adjective

Positive oriental

Comparative more oriental

Superlative most oriental

1. Oriental medicine, art, ideas, etc. are of or from the East or Asia.

   Japan is an oriental country.

   There was a beautiful oriental rug in the middle of the room.

Noun

Singular oriental

Plural orientals

1. (countable) (old, no longer used) An oriental is a person from the East or Asia.

   A bunch of orientals were standing outside that Chinese grocery.

Related words

• orient
• Orient
• Orientalism