Oriental vs. Occidental

Orientaladjective

alternative case form of Oriental

Orientalnoun

alternative case form of Oriental

Orientaladjective

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

Orientalnoun

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

Orientalnoun

Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.

Orientalnoun

a member of an Oriental race

Orientaladjective

denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java;

Orientaladjective

of, from, or characteristic of Asia, especially East Asia

Orientaladjective

relating to or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising Asia south of the Himalayas and Indonesia west of Wallace's line. Distinctive animals include pandas, gibbons, tree shrews, tarsiers, and moonrats.

Orientaladjective

(of a pearl or other jewel) orient.

Orientalnoun

a person of East Asian descent.

Occidentaladjective

Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.

Occidentaladjective

Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality.

Occidentalnoun

A Western Christian of the Latin rite

Occidentaladjective

Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; - opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.

Occidentaladjective

Possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, or beauty; - used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior.

Occidentalnoun

a native inhabitant of the Occident

Occidentalnoun

an artificial language

Occidentaladjective

denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere;

Occidentaladjective

relating to the countries of the West

Occidentalnoun

a native or inhabitant of the West