Orient

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See also: orient

English

Etymology

See orient.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Orient

  1. Usually preceded by the: a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia).
    Antonym: Occident
  2. (dated) The countries east of the Mediterranean.

Translations

Proper noun

Orient

  1. A city and town in Illinois.
  2. A city and town in Iowa.
  3. A town in Maine.
  4. A census-designated place and hamlet in New York.
  5. A town and village in South Dakota.

Derived terms

Noun

Orient (plural Orients)

  1. A pear cultivar from the United States

Further reading

Anagrams

Czech

Proper noun

Orient m inan

  1. Orient

Declension

French

Proper noun

Orient m

  1. Orient

Derived terms

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Orient m (strong, genitive Orients, no plural)

  1. Orient
    Synonym: Morgenland
    Antonyms: Abendland, Okzident

Usage notes

In sharp contrast to English, the term does not cover East Asia. It is primarily associated with the Muslim world around the Mediterranean, but in a wider sense also covers India.

Declension

Further reading

  • Orient” in Duden online
  • Orient” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin orientis.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Orient m inan

  1. (politics) East (Eastern World)
    Synonym: Wschód
    Coordinate term: Okcydent
  2. (historical, politics) East (Eastern block, Eastern Europe)
    Synonym: Wschód
    Coordinate term: Okcydent
  3. (politics) East (Eastern Europe, non-Cold War concept)
    Synonym: Wschód
    Coordinate term: Okcydent

Declension

adjectives
adverb
nouns

Further reading

  • Orient in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Orient in Polish dictionaries at PWN