Oriental \O`ri*en"tal\ ([=o]`r[i^]*[e^]n"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.
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         The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations. --Sir T.
                                                  Browne.
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	Oriental \O`ri*en"tal\, n.
   1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part
      of the world; an Asiatic.
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   2. pl. (Eccl.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.
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	oriental
    adj 1: denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia;
           "oriental civilization"
    n 1: a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as
         offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) [syn:
         Oriental, oriental person]

	

	40 Moby Thesaurus words for "oriental":
   antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, east, eastbound, easterly,
   eastermost, eastern, easternmost, hyperborean, meridional, north,
   northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly,
   northern, northernmost, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern,
   occidental, south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly,
   southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost, southwest,
   southwesterly, southwestern, west, westbound, westerly, western,
   westernmost

	

	41 Moby Thesaurus words for "Oriental":
   American Indian, Amerind, Australian aborigine, Bushman, Caucasian,
   Indian, Malayan, Mister Charley, Mongolian, Negrillo, Negrito,
   Negro, Red Indian, WASP, black, black man, blackfellow, boy,
   brown man, burrhead, colored person, coon, darky, gook, honky,
   jigaboo, jungle bunny, nigger, niggra, ofay, paleface, pygmy,
   red man, redskin, slant-eye, spade, the Man, white, white man,
   whitey, yellow man

	

	Oriental, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
   Population (2000):    875
   Housing Units (2000): 576
   Land area (2000):     1.146828 sq. miles (2.970272 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.226096 sq. miles (0.585587 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.372924 sq. miles (3.555859 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            49380
   Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
   Location:             35.031010 N, 76.687871 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     28571
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Oriental, NC
    Oriental