oriental

English Thesaurus

1. a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	asian, asiatic,
definition	:	a native or inhabitant of Asia (noun.person)

hyponym	:	yellow man,
definition	:	offensive term for an Asian man (noun.person)

hyponym	:	yellow woman,
definition	:	offensive term for an Asian woman (noun.person)

hyponym	:	gook, slant-eye,
definition	:	(slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War) (noun.person)

hyponym	:	evenki, ewenki,
definition	:	a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia (noun.person)

hyponym	:	mongol, mongolian,
definition	:	a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia (noun.person)

member meronym	:	mongolian race, mongoloid race, yellow race,
definition	:	an Asian race (noun.person)

domain usage	:	depreciation, derogation, disparagement,
definition	:	a communication that belittles somebody or something (noun.communication)

domain usage	:	archaicism, archaism,
definition	:	the use of an archaic expression (noun.communication)

2. denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia (adj.all)

similar	:	eastern,
definition	:	relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world (adj.all)

3. a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) (noun.person)

derivation	:	oriental,
definition	:	denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia (adj.all)

4. denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia (adj.all)

derivation	:	east, orient,
definition	:	the countries of Asia (noun.location)

derivation	:	oriental, oriental person,
definition	:	a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) (noun.person)

5. a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) (noun.person)

derivation	:	oriental,
definition	:	denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia (adj.all)

6. denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia (adj.all)

derivation	:	east, orient,
definition	:	the countries of Asia (noun.location)

derivation	:	oriental, oriental person,
definition	:	a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) (noun.person)