ORIENTALISM


Meaning of ORIENTALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌȯr-ē-ˈen-tə-ˌli-zəm ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Date: 1769

1. : something (as a style or manner) associated with or characteristic of Asia or Asians

2. : scholarship or learning in Asian subjects or languages

• ori·en·tal·ist -tə-list noun or adjective , often capitalized

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.