Definition of Oriental

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Oriental

Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries.

A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.

Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.

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Oriental Quotations

The rise of anime had to happen. If the Japanese could tell better American stories, it would go through the roof. They still tell stories which are very much oriental. I take my hat off to them.
Ralph Bakshi

It is clear that this essential Christian doctrine gives a new value to human nature, to human history and to human life which is not to be found in the other great oriental religions.
Christopher Dawson

Shadows sometimes people don't see shadows. The Chinese of course never paint them in pictures, oriental art never deals with shadow. But I noticed these shadows and I knew it meant it was sunny.
David Hockney

Their chief residence was Bagdad, where they remained until the eleventh century, an age fatal in Oriental history, from the disasters of which the Princes of the Captivity were not exempt.
Isaac Disraeli

Faulkner was almost oriental. I never got into Faulkner.
Tom T. Hall

I mean, in general, the danger is from Oriental faiths and Islam.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky

The one thing that you simply have to remember all the time that you are there, is that Hollywood is an oriental city. As long as you do that you might survive. If you try to equate it with anything else you'll perish.
Olivia De Havilland

The flower is a jumble of thighs, the sun's harem - the most oriental thing imaginable.
Malcolm De Chazal

If you review the commercial history, you will discover anyone who controls oriental trade will get hold of global wealth.
James J. Hill

I was studying acting in New York, and wasn't being hired by anyone to do anything other than to work in an Oriental rug warehouse.
Thomas Wilson

Oriental Translations

Oriental in Afrikaans is oostelik
Oriental in Dutch is oosters, oostelijk
oriental in French is oriental
oriental in Hungarian is keleti
oriental in Spanish is oriental
oriental in Swedish is orientalisk

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