Orient

== English == === Etymology === See orient. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.i.ənt/ (dialectal, US) IPA(key): /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.ənt/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈoː.ɹi.ənt/ Hyphenation: Ori‧ent === Proper noun === Orient Usually preceded by the: a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia). Antonym: Occident (dated) The countries east of the Mediterranean. ==== Related terms ==== oriental orientalia orientalist Orient Express ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Orient A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Denning Township, Franklin County, Illinois. A township and minor city therein, in Adair County, Iowa. A town in Aroostook County, Maine. A township in Osceola County, Michigan. A census-designated place and hamlet in Suffolk County, New York. A census-designated place in Scioto Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. A census-designated place in Multnomah County, Oregon. A small town in Faulk County, South Dakota. An unincorporated community in Tom Green County, Texas. A census-designated place in Ferry County, Washington. A rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. ==== Derived terms ==== Orient Point === Noun === Orient (plural Orients) A pear cultivar from the United States === Further reading === Orient on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === trione, norite, tonier, tronie, Ireton, iteron, tin ore, netori, Tierno, retino- == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈorɪjɛnt] === Proper noun === Orient m inan Orient ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin orientem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁjɑ̃/ === Proper noun === Orient m Orient ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== oriental == German == === Pronunciation === === Noun === Orient m (strong, genitive Orients, no plural) Orient Synonym: Morgenland Antonyms: Abendland, Okzident ==== Usage notes ==== In sharp contrast to English, the term does not cover East Asia. It is primarily associated with the Muslim world around the Mediterranean, but in a wider sense also covers India. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== orientalisch === Further reading === “Orient” in Duden online “Orient”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin orientis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔ.rjɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɔrjɛnt Syllabification: O‧rient === Proper noun === Orient m inan (politics) East (Eastern World) Synonym: Wschód Coordinate term: Okcydent (historical, politics) East (Eastern block, Eastern Europe) Synonym: Wschód Coordinate term: Okcydent (politics) East (Eastern Europe, non-Cold War concept) Synonym: Wschód Coordinate term: Okcydent ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Orient”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “Orient”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)