English > Oriental: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans). |
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| Synonym | oriental person |
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| Member of | Yellow race, Mongoloid race, Mongolian race | An Asian race |
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| Narrower | Evenki, Ewenki | A member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia |
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| Mongol, Mongolian | A member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia |
| gook, slant-eye | (slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War) |
| yellow man | Offensive term for an Asian man |
| yellow woman | Offensive term for an Asian woman |
| Broader | Asian, Asiatic | A native or inhabitant of Asia |
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| Usage of | archaism, archaicism | The use of an archaic expression |
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| disparagement, depreciation, derogation | A communication that belittles somebody or something |
| Adjectives | oriental | denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia |
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