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Word: Oriental
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin orientalis, from orient- (see orient)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɔːrɪˈɛntl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɒrɪˈɛntl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person of East Asian descent.
Short Definition:person of East Asian descent
Variant Forms:
- Oriental
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