oriental

adjective

Of or relating to the countries of the Orient or their peoples or cultures; eastern.

adjective

Of or designating the biogeographic region that includes South Asia south of the Himalaya Mountains and Southeast Asia from southern China to Borneo.

adjective

Of or relating to the Oriental Orthodox Church.

adjective

Lustrous and valuable.

adjective

Of or relating to a genuine or superior gem.

adjective

Relating to or designating corundum that resembles another stone in color.

noun

An Asian, especially a South Asian, Southeast Asian, or East Asian.

noun

A domestic cat of a breed developed in Britain from the Siamese and other breeds, having a long slender body and either a long or short coat in a wide variety of colors and patterns.

Of the orient or east; situated in or proceeding from the east; eastern: as, oriental seas or countries. Also orient.