ORIENTAL STUDIES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oriental Studies mean? 

• ORIENTAL STUDIES (noun)
  The noun ORIENTAL STUDIES has 1 sense:

1. the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people

  Familiarity information: ORIENTAL STUDIES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORIENTAL STUDIES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Oriental Studies; Orientalism

Hypernyms ("Oriental Studies" is a kind of...):

arts; humanistic discipline; humanities; liberal arts (studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills))