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Orientalia
[ awr-ee-uhn-tey-lee-uh, -teyl-yuh, ohr- ]
plural noun
- books, manuscripts, and other objects pertaining to the Orient, an older name for East Asia, and Oriental art, culture, history, folklore, or the like.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Orientalia1
First recorded in 1915–20; from New Latin, noun use of neuter plural of Latin orientālis oriental
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