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1.
denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java
Oriental politeness
for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term 'Asian' is preferred to 'Oriental'
'oriental' - used as a noun
2.
a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)
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