A member or descendant of the peoples and cultures of the Orient.
A lily cultivar of a widely varied group, with strong scent.
A person from the eastern region of a place.
Origin
From Middle English oriental, from Anglo-Norman oriental, Middle French oriental, from Latin orientālis ("eastern"), from oriēns, present active participle of orior.
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