What does "oriental" mean?
Oriental: A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.
Additional senses
- 2.pl. (Eccl.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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