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Oriental - a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) |
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asian,
asiatic a native or inhabitant of Asia
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mongolian race,
mongoloid race,
yellow race an Asian race
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depreciation,
derogation,
disparagement a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"
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archaicism,
archaism the use of an archaic expression
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yellow man offensive term for an Asian man
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yellow woman offensive term for an Asian woman
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gook,
slant-eye (slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War)
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evenki,
ewenki a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia
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mongol,
mongolian a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia
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oriental - denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia; "oriental civilization" |
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eastern lying toward or situated in the east; "the eastern end of the island"
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