Oriental (n)
oriental person (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def a member of an Oriental race
def the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)
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Hypernym Asian, Asiatic
Member holonym Yellow race, Mongoloid race, Mongolian race
Domain of synset - USAGE disparagement, depreciation, derogation; archaism, archaicism
Derivationally related form Oriental → oriental
Hyponym yellow man; yellow woman; gook, slant-eye; Evenki, Ewenki; Mongol, Mongolian
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Derivationally related form oriental → Oriental
Member of this domain - USAGE disparagement, depreciation, derogation; archaism, archaicism
Hyponym Asian, Asiatic
Member meronym Yellow race, Mongoloid race, Mongolian race
Hypernym yellow man; yellow woman; gook, slant-eye; Evenki, Ewenki; Mongol, Mongolian

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