[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

orient \o"rient\ =o"ri^ent, a. f., fr. l. oriens,
   -entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. see origin.
   1. rising, as the sun.
      1913 webster

            moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. eastern; oriental. "the orient part." --hakluyt.
      1913 webster

   3. bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; --
      used of gems and also figuratively, because the most
      perfect jewels are found in the east. "pearls round and
      orient." --jer. taylor. "orient gems." --wordsworth.
      "orient liquor in a crystal glass." --milton.
      1913 webster
see also:
origin 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

orient \o"rient\, n.
   1. the part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the
      morning; the east.
      1913 webster

            morn came furrowing all the orient into gold.
                                                  --tennyson.
      1913 webster

   2. the countries of asia or the east. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            best built city throughout the orient. --sir t.
                                                  herbert.
      1913 webster

   3. a pearl of great luster. r. --carlyle.
      1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

orient \o"rient\ =o"ri^e^nt, v. t. f. orienter. cf.
   orientate.
   1. to define the position of, in relation to the orient or
      east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.
      1913 webster

   2. hence: to acquaint with new surroundings or a new
      situation.
      pjc

   3. fig.: to correct or set right by recurring to first
      principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
      1913 webster

   4. same as orientate, 2.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   5. to place a map or chart so that its east side, north
      side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the
      horizon; specif. surv., 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.
      webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
orientate 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

orient
     adj : poetic eastern; "the orient sun"
     n 1: the countries of asia syn: east
     2: the hemisphere that includes eurasia and africa and
        australia syn: eastern hemisphere
     v 1: be oriented; "the weather vane points north" syn: point
     2: determine one's position with reference to another point
        syn: orientate ant: disorient
     3: cause to point; "orient the house towards the west"
see also:
east eastern hemisphere point orientate disorient 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

70 moby thesaurus words for "orient":
   acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, adjust,
   aglow, assess, beaming, beamy, blushing, break, break in,
   bright and sunny, burning, candescent, case harden, condition,
   confirm, domesticate, domesticize, east, eastern, establish,
   familiarize, fix, flushing, gentle, gleaming, gleamy, glinting,
   glowing, habituate, harden, housebreak, illuminant, incandescent,
   inure, irradiative, lamping, light as day, luciferous, lucific,
   luciform, luminant, luminative, luminiferous, luminificent,
   luminous, lustrous, naturalize, orient the map, oriental,
   orientate, radiant, rutilant, rutilous, season, shining, shiny,
   starbright, starlike, starry, streaming, suffused, sunny, sunshiny,
   tame, train, wont

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

26 moby thesaurus words for "orient":
   africa, america, antipodes, asia, asia major, asia minor,
   australasia, east, eastern hemisphere, eurasia, europe, far east,
   levant, middle east, near east, new world, occident, oceania,
   old world, west, western hemisphere, continent, down under,
   eastland, landmass, the old country

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

orient, ia city, fips 59565
  location: 41.20283 n, 94.41788 w
  population 1990: 376 173 housing units
  area: 1.1 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 50858
orient, il city, fips 56536
  location: 37.91641 n, 88.97536 w
  population 1990: 428 201 housing units
  area: 1.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
orient, ny
  zip codes: 11957
orient, oh village, fips 58800
  location: 39.80562 n, 83.15149 w
  population 1990: 273 101 housing units
  area: 0.3 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 43146
orient, sd town, fips 47460
  location: 44.90286 n, 99.08833 w
  population 1990: 59 45 housing units
  area: 0.8 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 57467

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

orient, ny -- u.s. census designated place in new york
   population 2000:    709
   housing units 2000: 673
   land area 2000:     5.092565 sq. miles 13.189682 sq. km
   water area 2000:    1.025585 sq. miles 2.656254 sq. km
   total area 2000:    6.118150 sq. miles 15.845936 sq. km
   fips code:            55321
   located within:       new york ny, fips 36
   location:             41.145410 n, 72.288689 w
   zip codes 1990:     11957
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    orient, ny
    orient

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

orient, oh -- u.s. village in ohio
   population 2000:    269
   housing units 2000: 102
   land area 2000:     0.124061 sq. miles 0.321317 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.124061 sq. miles 0.321317 sq. km
   fips code:            58800
   located within:       ohio oh, fips 39
   location:             39.804906 n, 83.154567 w
   zip codes 1990:     43146
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    orient, oh
    orient

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

orient, il -- u.s. city in illinois
   population 2000:    296
   housing units 2000: 147
   land area 2000:     0.750009 sq. miles 1.942515 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.005603 sq. miles 0.014511 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.755612 sq. miles 1.957026 sq. km
   fips code:            56536
   located within:       illinois il, fips 17
   location:             37.918839 n, 88.975973 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    orient, il
    orient

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

orient, ia -- u.s. city in iowa
   population 2000:    402
   housing units 2000: 179
   land area 2000:     0.465587 sq. miles 1.205864 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.465587 sq. miles 1.205864 sq. km
   fips code:            59565
   located within:       iowa ia, fips 19
   location:             41.202702 n, 94.418794 w
   zip codes 1990:     50858
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    orient, ia
    orient

[12] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

orient, sd -- u.s. town in south dakota
   population 2000:    57
   housing units 2000: 38
   land area 2000:     0.311181 sq. miles 0.805954 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000153 sq. miles 0.000395 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.311334 sq. miles 0.806349 sq. km
   fips code:            47460
   located within:       south dakota sd, fips 46
   location:             44.901922 n, 99.088595 w
   zip codes 1990:     57467
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    orient, sd
    orient

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