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Look up: Oriental

  1. Oriental
    Oriental is a town in Pamlico County North Carolina, USA
    Found on http://fas.org/news/reference/probert/GL

  2. Oriental
    [n] - a member of an Oriental race
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Oriental
    a yellow corundum used as a gem Category: Chemistry
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Oriental
    O`ri·en"tal adjective [ Latin orientalis : confer French oriental .] Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental ; as, Oriental countries. « The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations.» Sir T. Browne.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/32

  5. Oriental
    O`ri·en"tal noun 1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic. 2. plural (Eccl.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/32

  6. oriental
    1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic. ... 2. Eastern Christians of the Greek rite. ... Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries. "The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations." (Sir T. Browne) ... Origin: L. Ori …
    Found on http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?o

  7. Oriental
    oriental person noun a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Oriental
    • (a.) Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries. • (n.) A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic. • (n.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

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8 January 2009

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Rationing began on 8 January 1940. Each person was allowed a specific mount of basic foods. In July 1940 a complete ban was put on the making or selling of iced cakes, and in September the manufacture of `candied peel` or `crystallised cherries` meant the death knell for the traditional wedding cake. On 1st December 1941 the Ministry of Food introduced the points rationing scheme for items such as canned meat, fish and vegetables at first. Everyone was given 16 points a month, later raised to twenty, to spend as wished at any shop that had the items wanted. read more

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