Orient

See also: orient

English

Etymology

See orient.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹ.i.ənt/, /ˈɒɹ.ɪ-/
• Hyphenation: Ori‧ent

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.

Related terms

• oriental
• orientalia
• orientalist
• Orient Express

Translations

countries of Asia — see East

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.

Noun

Orient (plural Orients)

1. A pear cultivar from the United States

Further reading

• Orient on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Ireton, iteron, norite, retino-, tonier, trione

Czech

Proper noun

Orient m inan

1. Orient

Declension

Declension of Orient (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Orient
genitive	Orientu
dative	Orientu
accusative	Orient
vocative	Oriente
locative	Orientě, Orientu
instrumental	Orientem

French

Proper noun

Orient m

1. Orient

Derived terms

• Moyen-Orient
• Paris de l’Orient
• Proche-Orient

 

Related terms

• oriental

German

Pronunciation

• Audio

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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

Declension of Orient [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Orient
genitive	eines	des	Orients
dative	einem	dem	Orient
accusative	einen	den	Orient

Related terms

• orientalisch

Further reading

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

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin orientis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.rjɛnt/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔrjɛnt
• Syllabification: O‧rient

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

Declension of Orient

	singular
nominative	Orient
genitive	Orientu
dative	Orientowi
accusative	Orient
instrumental	Orientem
locative	Oriencie
vocative	Oriencie

Related terms

adjectives

• orientalistyczny
• orientalny

 

adverb

• orientalnie

 

nouns

• orientalista
• orientalistka
• orientalistyka

 

Further reading

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