| oriental | | |
| n. (person) | 1. oriental, oriental person | a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans). |
| ~ derogation, disparagement, depreciation | a communication that belittles somebody or something. |
| ~ archaicism, archaism | the use of an archaic expression. |
| ~ asian, asiatic | a native or inhabitant of Asia. |
| ~ mongolian race, mongoloid race, yellow race | an Asian race. |
| ~ yellow man | offensive term for an Asian man. |
| ~ yellow woman | offensive term for an Asian woman. |
| ~ slant-eye, gook | (slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War). |
| ~ evenki, ewenki | a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia. |
| ~ mongol, mongolian | a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia. |
| adj. | 2. oriental | denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia.; "oriental civilization" |
| ~ eastern | relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world.; "Eastern Europe"; "the Eastern religions" |
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