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oriental person

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Noun1.oriental person - a member of an Oriental raceoriental person - a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)
Oriental
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
Mongolian race, Mongoloid race, Yellow race - an Asian race
yellow man - offensive term for an Asian man
yellow woman - offensive term for an Asian woman
slant-eye, gook - (slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War)
Evenki, Ewenki - a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia
Mongol, Mongolian - a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia
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IF YOU take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented?
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