orient

  • 1orient — [ ɔrjɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1080; lat. oriens, p. prés. de oriri « surgir, se lever » I ♦ 1 ♦ Poét. Côté de l horizon où le soleil se lève. ⇒ levant; est. L orient et l occident. Fig. « Tant de choses éclatantes ont eu leur orient et leur couchant »… …

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  • 2Orient — (von lat. oriens ‚Osten‘, ‚Morgen‘, dies Partizip Präsens von oriri‚ aufgehen, sich erheben‘; eigentlich sol oriens, ‚aufgehende Sonne‘), später auch Morgenland genannt, ist dem Okzident (Abendland, von occidens sol, ‚untergehende Sonne‘), der… …

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  • 3Orient — Watch Co. Ltd …

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  • 4orient — ORIÉNT s.n. Unul dintre cele patru puncte cardinale, situat în direcţia în care răsare soarele; răsărit, est; p. ext. spaţiul geografic situat la est faţă de un punct de referinţă (îndeosebi Asia şi estul Africii); nume generic pentru ţările sau… …

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  • 5Orient — O ri*ent ([=o] r[i^]*ent), a. [F., fr. L. oriens, entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. See {Origin}.] 1. Rising, as the sun. [1913 Webster] Moon, that now meet st the orient sun. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Eastern; oriental. The orient part. Hakluyt.… …

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  • 6Orĭent — (lat.), zunächst die Himmelsgegend, wo die Sonne scheinbar ausgeht, der Osten oder Morgen; dann soviel wie Morgenland, im Gegensatz zum Abendland (s. Okzident). Obwohl der Begriff O. im Laufe der Geschichte je nach dem Standpunkte des… …

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  • 7Orient — O ri*ent, n. 1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east. [1913 Webster] [Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. The countries of Asia or the East. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 8Orient TV — (in Arabic تلفزيون أورينت) also known as Television al Mashreq TV (in Arabic تلفزيون المشرق) is a Syrian satellite television channel previously based in Damascus, Syira, and presently based in Dubai, UAE. The station that broadcasts round the… …

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  • 9Orient — O ri*ent ([=o] r[i^]*[e^]nt), v. t. [F. orienter. Cf. {Orientate}.] 1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: To acquaint with new surroundings or a new… …

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  • 10Orient [2] — Orient, l O., Stadt, so v.w. L Orient …

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