Oriental

Other forms: Orientals

Definitions of Oriental

1. noun

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

   types:

   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

   type of:

   Asian, Asiatic

   a native or inhabitant of Asia