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Meanings of oriental in inglês
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oriental A member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)
Usage of oriental in inglês
1
All that was oriental in him seemed to vibrate in the words.
2
The Nubian made a profound salaam in oriental fashion and hastened away.
3
Lysimachia foenum-graecum has been used as an oriental medicine with anti-inflammatory effect.
4
The picturesque Indian costume gives an oriental cast to the moving panorama.
5
The Quaker City was the steamer selected for the great oriental tour.
6
I have no idea; it is one of my son's oriental fancies.
7
The materials were oriental; the cut was the dressmaker's-nothome-built, as usual.
8
The wild, weird strains of an oriental band steal through the trees.
9
For once the immaculate oriental had paid no attention to his feet.
10
They are too violent, and, from the oriental standpoint, lacking in dignity.
11
The oldest books we know of make honorable mention of oriental festivals.
12
It was probably reached, as in many oriental houses, by outside stairs.
13
Indeed, now and then a keeper adopted the style of oriental gallantry.
14
The children are destined to witness results which will eclipse oriental dreams.
15
The Americans began to breathe what Hugh called a genuinely oriental atmosphere.
16
For the rest, there is no trace of any oriental seraglio system.
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Oriental through the time
Oriental across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common