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oriental person

DEFINITIONS OF: oriental person

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n a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)

Synonyms:
Oriental
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yellow man
offensive term for an Asian man
yellow woman
offensive term for an Asian woman
gook, slant-eye
(slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War)
Evenki, Ewenki
a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia
Mongol, Mongolian
a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia
Mongol Tatar, Tartar, Tatar
a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century
Kalka, Khalka, Khalkha
the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia
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Asian, Asiatic
a native or inhabitant of Asia
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