Orient

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'Orient': /ˈɔːriənt/; 'orient': /ˈɔːriɛnt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. ˈɔriənt, -iˌɛnt; v. ˈɔriˌɛnt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n., adj. ôrē ənt, -ē ent′, ōr-; v. ôrē ent′, ōr-)



orient
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Sense: To direct
Synonyms:
Sense: To adjust
Synonyms:
get one's bearings, familiarize, adapt Collocations
Sense: To turn around
Synonyms:
face Collocations, turn Collocations, situate, line up, square Collocations
Sense: Eastern Asia
Synonyms:
Far East, Asia, China Collocations, land of the rising sun
Antonyms:
Occident, Western World, The West, The New World, Western Hemisphere, Europe Collocations
Sense: Southwestern Asia
Synonyms:
Near East, Middle East, Muslim world, Arabia, Fertile Crescent, the cradle of mankind
Antonyms:
Occident, Western World, The West, The New World, Western Hemisphere, Europe Collocations, Latin America

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