oriental

== English == === Etymology === See Oriental. === Adjective === oriental (comparative more oriental, superlative most oriental) Alternative letter-case form of Oriental. ==== Synonyms ==== eastern ==== Antonyms ==== occidental ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== boreal austral chicken oriental === Noun === oriental (plural orientals) Alternative letter-case form of Oriental. ==== Derived terms ==== oriental bittersweet (Celastrum orbiculatum) === References === The Chambers Dictionary, Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 1998, published 2000, →ISBN The Oxford Illustrated Dictionary, Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1975, published 1976 Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English, London: Oxford University Press, 1974, published 1974, →ISBN “oriental”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Tirolean, relation, taileron, tenorial == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin orientālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [u.ɾi.ənˈtal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [o.ɾi.ənˈtal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [o.ɾi.enˈtal] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: o‧ri‧en‧tal === Adjective === oriental m or f (masculine and feminine plural orientals) eastern Synonym: de l'est ==== Derived terms ==== orientalisme orientalista orientalitzar ==== Related terms ==== orient Pirineus Orientals ==== See also ==== compass points: punts cardinals: [edit] === Further reading === “oriental”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “oriental”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “oriental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “oriental” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin orientālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.tal/ Homophones: orientale, orientales === Adjective === oriental (feminine orientale, masculine plural orientaux, feminine plural orientales) (relational) Far East (relational) the Orient; Asiatic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: oryantal === Further reading === “oriental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === enrôlait, relation == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔɾjɛnˈtal/ [ɔ.ɾjɛn̪ˈt̪ɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: o‧rien‧tal === Adjective === oriental m or f (plural orientais) eastern Antonym: occidental ==== Derived terms ==== orientalismo orientalista orientalizar ==== Related terms ==== oriente ==== Further reading ==== “oriental”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch oriëntaal (“Oriental”), from Latin orientālis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /oriˈɛntal/ [o.riˈɛn̪.t̪al] Rhymes: -ɛntal Syllabification: o‧ri‧en‧tal === Adjective === oriental (comparative lebih oriental, superlative paling oriental) (geography) Oriental (of or relating to the Orient or Asia, especially the Far East) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “oriental”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Occitan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin orientalis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === oriental m (feminine singular orientala, masculine plural orientals, feminine plural orientalas) eastern Antonym: occidental ==== Related terms ==== orient == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin orientālis. By surface analysis, oriente +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: o‧ri‧en‧tal === Adjective === oriental m or f (plural orientais) east; eastern (relating to or located in the east) Eastern; Oriental (relating to Asia and Asian culture) ==== Derived terms ==== orientalismo orientalista orientalizar orientalmente === Noun === oriental m or f by sense (plural orientais) native or inhabitant of Asia (Brazil, historical) someone from Uruguay ==== Related terms ==== Oriente === Further reading === “oriental”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “oriental”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French oriental, Latin orientalis. Equivalent to orient +‎ -al. === Adjective === oriental m or n (feminine singular orientală, masculine plural orientali, feminine/neuter plural orientale) eastern Antonym: occidental ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== orientalism == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin orientālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɾjenˈtal/ [o.ɾjẽn̪ˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: o‧rien‧tal === Adjective === oriental m or f (masculine and feminine plural orientales) eastern Antonym: occidental Oriental (dated, Argentina) Uruguayan ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== occidental meridional/sureño septentrional/norteño === Noun === oriental m or f by sense (plural orientales) easterner === Further reading === “oriental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025