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oriental

USAGE NOTE
This word is often capitalized.
oriental(
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. oriental
She studied acupuncture and Oriental medicine in med school.Estudiaba acupuntura y medicina oriental en la facultad de medicina.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
2.
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
(pejorative)
(native or inhabitant of the Far East)
a. el oriental
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la oriental
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
My grandma told me she bought chopsticks and Chinese finger traps from the Orientals at the bazaar.Mi abuela me dijo que compró palillos y trampas de dedos chinas de los orientales en el bazar.
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