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US /ˌɔriːˈɛntəl/ UK /ɔːɹiˈɛntəl/
Freq #13065

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occidentalwesterner
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Forms orientallyorientals
Related forms northernorient

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Etymology

From 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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