Orient

See also: orient

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French oriant, orient, from Latin oriēns (“east”).

Proper noun

the Orient

  1. Countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
  2. (dated) Countries east of the Mediterranean.

Antonyms

Translations

Proper noun

Orient

  1. A city/town in Illinois.
  2. A city/town in Iowa.
  3. A town in Maine.
  4. A census-designated place/hamlet in New York.
  5. A town/village in South Dakota.

Noun

Orient (plural Orients)

  1. A pear cultivar from the United States

Anagrams

Czech

Proper noun

Orient m

  1. Orient

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Orient m (genitive Orients, no plural)

  1. Orient

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.

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Further reading

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