Definition of "Oriental"

Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre.  examples

(astronomy, astrology) Pertaining to the eastern part of the sky; happening before sunrise.

(obsolete) Happening in the eastern part of a given place or location.

Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia.  examples

Designating various types of aromatic tobacco grown in Turkey and the Balkans.  examples

A precious stone, especially an orient pearl.  examples

A member or descendant of the peoples and cultures of the Orient.  examples

A lily cultivar of a widely varied group, with strong scent.  examples

(archaic) A person from the eastern region of a place.  quotations