"Orient" meaning in French

See Orient in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɔ.ʁjɑ̃/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin orientem. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|la:oriens<alt:orientem>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "orientem", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "move", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃er-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*oriōr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "orior", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "oriens", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "Orient", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="Orient">, {{bor+|fr|la|oriens|orientem}} Borrowed from Latin orientem Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Orient m
  1. Orient Tags: masculine Derived forms: Moyen-Orient, Paris de l'Orient, Proche-Orient Related terms: oriental
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Alternative forms

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