oriental | (n) a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans), Syn. oriental person |
oriental | (adj) denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia |
oriental arborvitae | (n) Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own genus, Syn. Thuja orientalis, Platycladus orientalis |
oriental beetle | (n) introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses, Syn. Anomala orientalis, Asiatic beetle |
oriental cherry | (n) ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms, Syn. Japanese flowering cherry, Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata |
oriental cockroach | (n) dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution, Syn. Asiatic cockroach, Blatta orientalis, blackbeetle, oriental roach |
orientalism | (n) the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people, Syn. Oriental Studies |
orientalism | (n) the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations |
orientalist | (n) a specialist in oriental subjects |
orientalize | (v) make oriental in character, Syn. orientalise, Ant. occidentalise, occidentalize |
Oriental | a. [ L. orientalis: cf. F. oriental. ] Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries. [ 1913 Webster ] The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Oriental | n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. pl. (Eccl.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Orientalism | n. [ Cf. F. orientalisme. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc. London Quart. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Orientalist | n. [ Cf. F. orientaliste. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an Oriental. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the Paris Congress of Orientalists. Sir J. Shore. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Orientality | n. The quality or state of being oriental or eastern. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Orientalize | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Orientalized p. pr. & vb. n. Orientalizing ] to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions. [ 1913 Webster ] |
樱花 | [yīng huā, ㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄚ, 樱 花 / 櫻 花] oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom; also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry #15,135 [Add to Longdo] |
银鱼 | [yín yú, ㄧㄣˊ ㄩˊ, 银 鱼 / 銀 魚] oriental whitebait; slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salangichthys microdon #51,021 [Add to Longdo] |
东方日报 | [Dōng fāng Rì bào, ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤ ㄖˋ ㄅㄠˋ, 东 方 日 报 / 東 方 日 報] Oriental Daily News #77,539 [Add to Longdo] |
白萝卜 | [bái luó bo, ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄛ˙, 白 萝 卜 / 白 蘿 蔔] oriental giant radish (Japanese daikon, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus) [Add to Longdo] |
绿雀 | [lǜ què, ㄌㄩˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ, 绿 雀 / 綠 雀] oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica) [Add to Longdo] |
芦花黄雀 | [lú huā huáng què, ㄌㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ, 芦 花 黄 雀 / 蘆 花 黃 雀] oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica) [Add to Longdo] |
金翅 | [jīn chì, ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔˋ, 金 翅] oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica) [Add to Longdo] |
金翅雀 | [jīn chì què, ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ, 金 翅 雀] oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica) [Add to Longdo] |
鷽 | [xué, ㄒㄩㄝˊ, 鷽] oriental bullfinch [Add to Longdo] |
大根 | [だいこん(P);だいこ, daikon (P); daiko] (n, adj-no) (1) daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); (2) (abbr) (See 大根役者) ham actor; (P) #7,005 [Add to Longdo] |
東邦 | [とうほう, touhou] (n) Oriental country; the Orient; (P) #12,905 [Add to Longdo] |
オリエンタル | [orientaru] (adj-na) (See オクシデンタル) oriental; (P) #16,741 [Add to Longdo] |
きちきち;キチキチ | [kichikichi ; kichikichi] (adj-na, adv-to, n) (1) (on-mim) jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); (2) (used to denote a) grinding noise; (3) precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); (n) (4) (See 精霊飛蝗) acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust [Add to Longdo] |
きちきち蝗虫 | [きちきちばった;キチキチバッタ, kichikichibatta ; kichikichibatta] (n) (1) (uk) (col) (See 精霊飛蝗) male Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea); (2) (obs) (See 精霊飛蝗擬) Gonista bicolor (species of grasshopper resembling the Oriental longheaded locust) [Add to Longdo] |
みんみん蝉;蛁蟟(oK) | [みんみんぜみ;ミンミンゼミ, minminzemi ; minminzemi] (n) (uk) Oncotympana maculaticollis (large black and green species of Oriental cicada) [Add to Longdo] |
ウォーレス線 | [ウォーレスせん, uo-resu sen] (n) Wallace's line (hypothetical line separating the Oriental and Australian zoogeographical regions) [Add to Longdo] |
オリエンタリスト | [orientarisuto] (n) orientalist [Add to Longdo] |
オリエンタリズム | [orientarizumu] (n) orientalism; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
オリエンタルショートヘア;オリエンタル・ショートヘア | [orientarusho-tohea ; orientaru . sho-tohea] (n) oriental shorthair [Add to Longdo] |