Adjektiv

orientalisch

oriental, eastern

Ich liebe orientalische Musik.

I love oriental music.

Der Basar hat ein orientalisches Flair.

The bazaar has an oriental flair.

adjective before a noun oriental ... Sie kocht gern orientalische Gerichte.

Synonyms: östlich, morgenländisch; Antonyms: westlich, okzidentalisch

From 'Orient' (the East), from Latin 'oriens' (rising, as in the sun). The suffix '-isch' makes it an adjective.

To 'orient' yourself means to find the east (where the sun rises). 'Orientalisch' describes things from that direction.

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