oriental person

oriental person
noun
a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)
Syn: ↑Oriental
Derivationally related forms: ↑oriental (for: ↑Oriental)
Usage Domain: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation, ↑archaism, ↑archaicism
Hypernyms: ↑Asian, ↑Asiatic
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Yellow race, ↑Mongoloid race, ↑Mongolian race

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