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Definition of orient

Orient
Orient O"ri*ent, v. t. 1. Same as Orientate, 2. 2. To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the horizon; specif. (Surv.), to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.
Orient
Orient O"ri*ent, n. 1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east. [Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold. --Tennyson. 2. The countries of Asia or the East. --Chaucer. Best built city throughout the Orient. --Sir T. Herbert. 3. A pearl of great luster. [R.] --Carlyle.
Orient
Orient O"ri*ent, v. t. [F. orienter. Cf. Orientate.] 1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of. 2. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.

Meaning of orient from wikipedia

- The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of...
- Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional ****ociation football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League...
- The Orient Express was a long-distance p****enger luxury train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL)...
- In mathematics, orientability is a property of some topological spaces such as real vector spaces, Euclidean spaces, surfaces, and more generally manifolds...
- Orient (オリエント時計株式会社, Oriento Tokei Kabushiki-gaisha) is a ****anese watch manufacturer founded in 1950. Established as an independent company in 1950, it...
- Pearl of the Orient may refer to: Pearl of the Orient Seas, the historical sobriquet for the Philippines. Manila, the capital of the Philippines, historically...
- Orient Electric Limited is an Indian multinational electrical equipment manufacturer, based in New Delhi and part of CK Birla Group. It makes fans, lighting...
- Orient Group Co., Ltd. or Orient Group Inc. is a conglomerate engaged in finance, trading, construction, port, industry, tourism and property development...
- Orient Blackswan Pvt. Ltd., formerly Orient Longman India, commonly referred to as Orient Longman, is an Indian publishing house headquartered in Hyderabad...
- Orient is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city po****tion was 327. Orient is located in southern Franklin...