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Orient
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
orient
(verb)
Orient
(noun)
oriented
(adjective)
Orient
/
ˈ
orijənt/
noun
Orient
/
ˈ
orijənt/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of ORIENT
the Orient
old-fashioned
:
the countries of eastern Asia
a plant that grows in
the Orient
We're planning a trip to
the Orient
.
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