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PRONUNCIATION OF ORIENTALIST

Orientalist  [ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəlɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORIENTALIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Orientalist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ORIENTALIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Orientalist in the English dictionary

The definition of Orientalist in the dictionary is an expert on the cultures or countries of the Orient.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ORIENTALIST


brutalist
ˈbruːtəlɪst
capitalist
ˈkæpɪtəlɪst
catalyst
ˈkætəlɪst
Continentalist
ˌkɒntɪˈnentəlɪst
documentalist
ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntəlɪst
environmentalist
ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəlɪst
fatalist
ˈfeɪtəlɪst
fundamentalist
ˌfʌndəˈmentəlɪst
governmentalist
ˌɡʌvəˈmɛntəlɪst
incrementalist
ˌɪnkrɪˈmentəlɪst
instrumentalist
ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntəlɪst
mentalist
ˈmentəlɪst
metalist
ˈmetəlɪst
metallist
ˈmɛtəlɪst
Occidentalist
ˌɒksɪˈdɛntəlɪst
philatelist
fɪˈlætəlɪst
sacramentalist
ˌsækrəˈmɛntəlɪst
sentimentalist
ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəlɪst
titlist
ˈtaɪtəlɪst
transcendentalist
ˌtrænsɛnˈdɛntəlɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORIENTALIST

Oriental almandine
Oriental emerald
oriental frill
oriental rug
oriental topaz
Orientalisation
Orientalise
Orientalism
Orientalistic
orientality
Orientalization
Orientalize

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORIENTALIST

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centralist
Federalist
finalist
generalist
herbalist
hospitalist
idealist
journalist
minimalist
nationalist
naturalist
photojournalist
realist
removalist
sensationalist
serialist
socialist
specialist
surrealist
vocalist

Synonyms and antonyms of Orientalist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Orientalist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORIENTALIST

Find out the translation of Orientalist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Orientalist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Orientalist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

东方
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

orientalista
570 millions of speakers

English

Orientalist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्राच्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المستشرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

востоковед
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

orientalista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাচ্যভাষাবিৎ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orientaliste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orientalis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Orientalist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

東洋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동양
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Orientalist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà đông phương học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கீழ்த்திசை நாடுகள் மொழிகளைக் கற்றவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओरिएंटलिस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doğubilimci
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orientalista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

orientalista
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сходознавець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

orientalist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Orientalist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Oriëntalistiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

orient
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

orientalist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Orientalist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORIENTALIST»

The term «Orientalist» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.175 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ORIENTALIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Orientalist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Orientalist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Orientalist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORIENTALIST»

Discover the use of Orientalist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Orientalist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Women as Portrayed in Orientalist Painting
Brings together more than 150 artists who depicted the lives of Oriental women.
Lynne Thornton, 1994
2
Orientalism
Now reissued with a substantial new afterword, this highly acclaimed overview of Western attitudes towards the East has become one of the canonical texts of cultural studies.
Edward W. Said, 2006
3
The Great Indian Education Debate: Documents Relating to the ...
This collection of the main documents pertaining to the controversy (some published for the first time) aims to recover the major British and South Asian voices, broaden our understanding of imperial discourses and recognise the significant ...
Martin Moir, Lynn Zastoupil, 2013
4
The Orientalist: In Search of a Man caught between East and West
The novel's depiction of a lost cosmopolitan society is enthralling, but equally intriguing is the identity of the man who wrote it. Who was its supposed author?
Tom Reiss, 2010
5
Orientalist photographs: 1870-1950
This collection of over 100 autochrome, sepia, and black and white photographs captures delicate, lost details: the dusty, labyrinthine walls of the casbah; the dappled sunlight on the market stall of a souk; the intricate metal work of ...
Éric Milet, 2008
6
'Orientalist Jones': Sir William Jones, Poet, Lawyer, and ...
Michael J. Franklin's extensive archival research reveals new insights into this radical intellectual: a figure characterized by Goethe as 'a far-seeing man, he seeks to connect the unknown to the known', and described by Dr Johnson as 'the ...
Michael J. Franklin, 2011
7
Evil Arabs in American Popular Film: Orientalist Fear
In this thought-provoking book, Tim Jon Semmerling further dismantles the "evil" Arab stereotype by showing how American cultural fears, which stem from challenges to our national ideologies and myths, have driven us to create the "evil" ...
Tim Jon Semmerling, 2010
8
Intimate Outsiders: The Harem in Ottoman and Orientalist Art ...
DIVComparative study of 19th-century representations of Ottoman harems that considers both the tradition of British paintings and writings about harems as well as the perspectives of Ottoman women who commissioned their own harem portraits ...
Mary Roberts, 2007
9
120 Great Orientalist Paintings
These evocative portraits and landscapes recapture the haunting beauty of the Middle East and North Africa. A rage for Eastern exoticism swept the European art world of the 19th century.
Carol Belanger Grafton, 2010
10
Poona Orientalist: A Quarterly Journal Devoted to Oriental ...
Includes Sanskrit texts.
Har Dutt Sharma, 1959

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORIENTALIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Orientalist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Neo-Orientalist Islamophobia Is Maligning the Reputation of the …
In the past, the dominating Orientalist approach used philology, history and comparative religion to describe the life of the Prophet Muhammad. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Weekend Roundup: Politics Is the Art of the Possible
Munawar Anees argues that "neo-Orientalist" Islamophobia is maligning the reputation of the Prophet Muhammad like never before. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Noise Yoga Is a Thing and It's Actually Pretty Sick
... your dick into your elbow—a vaguely Orientalist soundtrack of booming gongs, Buddhist chants and bird tweets. (Always with the bird tweets.). «Noisey, Jul 15»
4
Read the Sanskrit texts: Why both Rajiv Malhotra and his critics are …
The old Orientalist view that Indians are irrational thus rears its monstrous head in strange new forms. The fact that PV Kane's monumental and ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
5
Analyzing the analyses: The Iran nuclear deal
Most relied on a plethora of arguments that included the moral, pragmatic, technical, strategic, and even the “anthropological” – read Orientalist ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
6
Vatican adviser: Married priests, women deacons would add …
Winkler, 52, a well-known patrologist and orientalist, was appointed an adviser to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity by Pope ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
7
Recognizing Iran enrichment right, great victory: Analyst
On the other side, there is also the racist aspect of this and the Orientalist aspect of this. Basically, Imam Khamenei banned the production of ... «Press TV, Jul 15»
8
Edge Hill graduation: History student wins national acclaim for …
David's dissertation explains the important role that Anti-Semitism and Orientalist Views of both Arabs and Jews amongst British officialdom ... «Southport Visiter, Jul 15»
9
Review: 'Threesome,' at 59E59 Theaters, Examines Sexual Inequality
This takes place in Doug's photo studio, which has been lavishly draped in kitschy décor that Leila immediately objects to as “Orientalist, retro ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
10
Review: Tri-Valley Rep's 'King and I' a pleasant 'puzzlement'
It's a well-intentioned story of cross-cultural understanding -- or at least an attempt at understanding -- but it's also steeped in Orientalist ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»

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