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Noun: oriental person
  1. A member of an Asian race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)
    "The company's diversity training emphasized avoiding outdated terms like 'oriental person'"

Derived forms: oriental people

Type of: Asian, Asiatic

Part of: Mongolian race [archaic], Mongoloid race [archaic]