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What is oriented?a word that simply means "eastern". It refers to anything or anyone from the "East". "Oriental" was first applied mainly to Mesopotamia, Persia and maybe India because those lands were east of the Roman Empire. Later on ancient China was found to be more than a myth and so the previous "Orient" became known as the "Near" or "Middle" East and East Asia was now tagged as the "Orient" or the "Far East". Because of the geography the term "Oriental" came to be applied to the cultural aspects, the peoples and other things from the "Far East". Of course, "Western" is used to refer to anything or anyone from Europe, North America and such. 1. "Oriental" is a term generally applied to the "race"/ethnicities that inhabit the region from Myanmar (formerly Burma) all the way to Korea and Japan. It's a term referring to geography ("East") and is not an offensive or slur word. Some politically correct people in America think it is but I've known some Koreans, Japanese, Vietnamese and others from the Orient in college and they do not find the word to be offensive at all. oriented - meme giforiented - videoOriented - what is it?The word is supposed to be "orient." I'm not sure why people think orientate is the word, but it sounds like something dumb people make up to sound intelligent. They need to orient themselves with the English language. I went to orientation to become orientated. What does "oriented" mean?Politically incorrect term used in place of "Asian." Correct usage should be an adjective for things like inanimate objects, not humans. Correct usage: There's an Oriental rug store on Derbe Drive. Oriented - what does it mean?Study of Asian or Eastern history, culture, and people, from a Western perspective. Orientalism is historically an expression of the curiosity of an imperialistic mindset, though this is becoming less so. Oriented - meaningOrienteering is a running sport involving navigation with a map and compass. I'm going orienteering today. Oriented - definitionone who charts the physical whereabouts of asians or acts as a divinator of things asian. i'm looking for a thai restaurant. is there an orienteer in the house? Oriented - slangThe illiterate way to say "oriented." While technically a word, you sound like a moron when you say it. Annoying used car huckster in Phoenix, heard recently on the radio: "We're customer orientated..." OrientedAs with previous entry: Oriented (US): having a specific orientation (Eng) Oriented1) verb. To have sexual relations with one of asian descent. 1) I spent all last night getting oriented! OrientedOriented: the American poor-relative of the English 'orientated'; to rotate an object through any plane to align in any given angle; to have bias of political, religious or sexual tendencies; any leanings or sympathies to any such beliefs. Derived from such activity as 'orienteering', using map and compass, from a given point to any other, using 'way-finding' to arrive at that given point 'He was oriented (US) orientated (Eng) towards the party for civil liberties', or 'The airplane (US) aeroplane (Eng) was oriented (US) orientated (Eng) toward south (US) towards the south (Eng)' |
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