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English Dictionary: oriental	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oriental adj denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia; "oriental civilization" n a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) Synonym(s): Oriental, oriental person
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oriental \O`rien"tal\, a. [L. orientalis: cf. F. oriental.] Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to {occidental}; as, Oriental* countries. The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations. --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oriental \O`ri*en"tal\, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic. 2. pl. (Eccl.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Oriental, NC (town, FIPS 49380) Location: 35.03471 N, 76.68458 W Population (1990): 786 (487 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28571