Orient
See also: orient
English
editEtymology
editSee orient.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.i.ənt/
- (dialectal, US) IPA(key): /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.ənt/
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈoː.ɹi.ənt/
- Hyphenation: Ori‧ent
Proper noun
editOrient
- Usually preceded by the: a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia).
- Antonym: Occident
- (dated) The countries east of the Mediterranean.
Related terms
editTranslations
editcountries of Asia — see East
Proper noun
editOrient
- A city and town in Illinois.
- A city and town in Iowa.
- A town in Maine.
- A census-designated place and hamlet in New York.
- A town and village in South Dakota.
Derived terms
editNoun
editOrient (plural Orients)
- A pear cultivar from the United States
Further reading
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Anagrams
editCzech
editProper noun
editOrient m inan
Declension
editFrench
editProper noun
editOrient m
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editGerman
edit
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editOrient m (strong, genitive Orients, no plural)
- Orient
- Synonym: Morgenland
- Antonyms: Abendland, Okzident
Usage notes
editIn sharp contrast to English, the term does not cover East Asia. It is primarily associated with the Muslim world around the Mediterranean, but in a wider sense also covers India.
Declension
editDeclension of Orient [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Related terms
editFurther reading
editPolish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin orientis.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editOrient m inan
- (politics) East (Eastern World)
- (historical, politics) East (Eastern block, Eastern Europe)
- (politics) East (Eastern Europe, non-Cold War concept)
Declension
editDeclension of Orient
Related terms
editadjectives
adverb
nouns
Further reading
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃er-
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- en:Cities in Illinois, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Towns in Illinois, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Illinois, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Cities in Iowa, USA
- en:Towns in Iowa, USA
- en:Places in Iowa, USA
- en:Towns in Maine, USA
- en:Places in Maine, USA
- en:Census-designated places in New York, USA
- en:Census-designated places in the United States
- en:Villages in New York, USA
- en:Villages in the United States
- en:Places in New York, USA
- en:Towns in South Dakota, USA
- en:Villages in South Dakota, USA
- en:Places in South Dakota, USA
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Pear cultivars
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- Czech hard masculine inanimate nouns
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɔrjɛnt
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔrjɛnt/2 syllables
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- pl:Politics
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- pl:Asia
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