Oriental
A precious stone, especially an orient pearlA precious stone, especially an orient pearl.
» I'm interested in oriental pottery.
Я интересуюсь восточной керамикой. — katjka
Я цікавлюся східною керамікою. — uaspeaker
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4 sensesA precious stone, especially an orient pearl.
(dated, offensive)A member or descendant of the peoples and cultures of the Orient.
A lily cultivar of a widely varied group, with strong scent.
(archaic)A person from the eastern region of a place.
1848, National anthem of Uruguay Orientals, the Fatherland or the grave, Liberty or with glory we die!
Ostler, Ostlerin, Orientale
жи́тель Восто́каžítelʹ Vostóka, жи́тельница Восто́каžítelʹnica Vostóka, уроже́нец Восто́каurožénec Vostóka
Examples
29 sentencesI'm interested in oriental pottery.
Я цікавлюся східною керамікою. — uaspeaker
ruЯ интересуюсь восточной керамикой. — katjka
I have an interest in oriental ceramics.
Я цікавлюся східною керамікою. — uaspeaker
ruЯ интересуюсь восточной керамикой. — katjka
deIch bin an orientaler Keramik interessiert. — xtofu80
He is something of an expert on oriental art.
As a student, I became interested in oriental languages.
ruБудучи студентом, я заинтересовался восточными языками. — nina99nv
It's common in oriental civilizations.
Translations
7 languagesOrigin
From Middle English oriental, from Anglo-Norman oriental, Middle French oriental, from LatFrom Middle English oriental, from Anglo-Norman oriental, Middle French oriental, from Latin orientālis (“eastern”), from oriēns (“rising (of the Sun)”), present active participle of orior (“to rise”).
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