Oriental
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(noun) a member of an Oriental race |
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Synonyms: oriental person |
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Related Words: Asian, Asiatic, Evenki, Ewenki, Mongol, Mongolian, gook, slant-eye, yellow man, yellow woman |
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(satellite adjective) denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'"; "Asian ancestry" |
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Synonyms: Asian |
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