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: Bolshevism may be Marxian in theory, but it is Hulagoesque in practice. It may be of European descent, but it is Oriental in tradition. Oriental in mood. Oriental in temperament.
Occidental
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; – opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.Possessing inferior hardness, brilliance, or beauty; – used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Western Christian of the Latin rite