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Oriental

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Oriental
1. of or relating to the Orient
2. of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of southeastern Asia from India to Borneo, Java, and the Philippines
3. a breed of slender muscular cat with large ears, long legs, and a long tail


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As each of us was presented in turn he acknowledged the fact with a profound bow in the Oriental manner, but with nothing of Oriental gravity.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
"The Buddhists are cutting Mohammedan throats," the Dragoman replied, with oriental composure.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
In this, perhaps, he does no more than any other energetic and imaginative race would do, being compelled to set bounds to fancy by experience; but the North American Indian clothes his ideas in a dress which is different from that of the African, and is oriental in itself.
The Last of The Mohicans by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
 
 
 
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