oriental
    adj 1: denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia;
           "oriental civilization"
    n 1: a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as
         offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) [syn:
         Oriental, oriental person]

Oriental \O`ri*en"tal\ ([=o]`r[i^]*[e^]n"tal), a. [L.
   orientalis: cf. F. oriental.]
   Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned
   with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as,
   Oriental countries.
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         The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations. --Sir T.
                                                  Browne.
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Oriental \O`ri*en"tal\, n.
   1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part
      of the world; an Asiatic.
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   2. pl. (Eccl.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.
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Oriental, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
   Population (2000):    875
   Housing Units (2000): 576
   Land area (2000):     1.146828 sq. miles (2.970272 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.226096 sq. miles (0.585587 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.372924 sq. miles (3.555859 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            49380
   Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
   Location:             35.031010 N, 76.687871 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     28571
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Oriental, NC
    Oriental