"oriental" meaning in All languages combined

See oriental on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɔːriˈɛntəl/ Forms: oriental [positive], more oriental [comparative], most oriental [superlative]
Etymology: orient + -al Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|orient|al}} orient + -al Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Oriental medicine, art, ideas, etc. are of or from the East or Asia.
    Sense id: simple-oriental-en-adj-sB9oP1PN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -al

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɔːriˈɛntəl/ Forms: oriental [singular], orientals [plural]
Etymology: orient + -al Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|orient|al}} orient + -al Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An oriental is a person from the East or Asia.
    Sense id: simple-oriental-en-noun-R7DkNuL8 Categories (other): Old words
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -al
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