meaning of orient
1. Rising, as the sun.
2. Eastern; oriental.
3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East.
4. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
5. The countries of Asia or the East.
6. A pearl of great luster.
7. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.
8. Fig. : To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
9. the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
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