- Oriental⇄adj. 1. Eastern; of the Orient.
Ex. The Oriental way of life is quite different from the European way of life.
2. Also, oriental. belonging to the region that includes Asia south of the Himalayas, the Philippines, and the East Indies. - Oriental⇄noun 1a. a native of the East. Turks, Arabs, Iranians, Indians, Japanese, and Chinese are Orientals.
b. an Asian (now often used in an unfriendly way).
2. a person who is trained in or adopts any of the cultures of Asia. - Oriental⇄Oriental, adjective, noun.
- oriental⇄oriental, adjective. eastern. ??adv. orientally.