ORIENTALIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A specialist in oriental subjects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("orientalist" is a kind of...):

specialiser; specialist; specializer (an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning)

Derivation:

orientalism (the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations)

Orientalism (the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people)

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