Definitions from Wiktionary (Orient)

▸ noun:  Usually preceded by the: alternative letter-case form of Orient (“a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia)”)
▸ noun:  The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) A pearl originating from the Indian region, reputed to be of great brilliance; (by extension) any pearl of particular beauty and value.
▸ noun:  (by extension) The brilliance or colour of a high-quality pearl.
▸ adjective:  (dated, poetic, also figuratively) Rising, like the morning sun.
▸ adjective:  (dated, poetic) Of the colour of the sky at daybreak; bright in colour, from red to yellow.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete except poetic) Of, facing, or located in the east; eastern, oriental.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete except poetic) Of a pearl or other gem: of great brilliance and value; (by extension) bright, lustrous.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To build or place (something) so as to face eastward.
▸ verb:  (transitive, by extension) To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically, surveying) 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.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To direct towards or point at a particular direction.
▸ verb:  (transitive, reflexive) To determine which direction one is facing.
▸ verb:  (transitive, often reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.
▸ verb:  (transitive, figuratively) To set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To change direction to face a certain way.
▸ noun:  Usually preceded by the: a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia).
▸ noun:  (dated) The countries east of the Mediterranean.
▸ noun:  A city and town in Illinois.
▸ noun:  A city and town in Iowa.
▸ noun:  A town in Maine.
▸ noun:  A census-designated place and hamlet in New York.
▸ noun:  A town and village in South Dakota.
▸ noun:  A pear cultivar from the United States

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