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orient
east:

the compass point directly opposite to west.

East:


1. regions lying to the east of a specified or implied point of orientation.

2. regions having a culture derived from ancient non-European especially Asian areas.

Oriental:

of, relating to, or situated in the orient.

Origin:

1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin orient- (stem of oriēns ) “the east, sunrise,” noun use of present participle of orīrī “to rise”; see -ent. Dictionary 2: C18: via French from Latin oriēns rising (sun), from orīrī to rise. —Dictionary.com. // 

First Known Use of orient: Verb: 1728. Noun: 14th century. Adjective: 15th century. History and Etymology for orient: Verb: French orienter, from Middle French, from orient. Noun and Adjective: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin orient-, oriens, from present participle of oriri to rise; akin to Sanskrit ṛṇoti he moves, arises, Greek ornynai to rouse, oros mountain. —Merriam-Webster.

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