English Explanatory Dictionary

orientalist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of the West, to take in aspects of the East; pertaining to the representational tendency orientalism.
noun
  1. A scholar who studies the Orient; a person interested in the Orient.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of orientalist.

Pronunciation

/ˌɔɹiˈɛntəlɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-orientalist.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-orientalist.wav

Word forms

orientalist more orientalist most orientalist orientalists

Etymology

From oriental + -ist.

Related words

oriental orientalism
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