Oriental
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Oriental (capitalized) native of the East, or Asiatic, native, resident of the Orient A person from the Orient, or with ancestry from the Orient.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: eastern, of the east, of or relating to the Orient especially Asiatic, but most commonly to the Far East. (zoölogy), capitalized: a zoögeographical region of southeast Asia. of orient pearls, relating to orient lustre in a pearl
Example sentence: It is clear that this essential Christian doctrine gives a new value to human nature, to human history and to human life which is not to be found in the other great oriental religions.
Asian
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of, relating to or from Asia.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A person from Asia., (British Africa), A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, sometimes including East and Southeast Asia., (Australia), (Canada), A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, East and Southeast Asia, sometimes excluding the Indian Subcontinent.A domestic cat breed similar to the Burmese.A cat of this breed.
Example sentence: Africa shares with Asia a common background of colonialism, of exploitation, of discrimination, of oppression. At Bandung, African and Asian States dedicated themselves to the liberation of their two continents from foreign domination and affirmed the right of all nations to develop in their own way, free of any external interference.