Oriental Studies
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- noun
- /ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəl ˈstʌdiz/
- Archaic
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Estudios Orientales
- He attended Cairo University from 1965 to 1966 and later joined the Institute for Oriental Studies, where he earned his doctorate in history.
- Oriental Studies Institute
- professor of Oriental Studies
Examples
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Uh, but I have an interest in Oriental studies.
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Guard the Museum of Oriental Studies!
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Nevertheless, the situation is following the worst scenario, Irina Zvyagelskaya of the Oriental Studies Institute says.
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Bernard Lewis, FBA (born May 31, 1916) is a British-American historian, scholar in Oriental studies, and political commentator.
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She is pursuing a degree in Oriental Studies to better understand the cultures of East Asia.
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The university offers a comprehensive program in Oriental Studies that includes language, history, and cultural courses.
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As a researcher in Oriental Studies, he focuses on ancient texts and their influence on modern societies.
Synonyms
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Study of the cultures and languages of East and South Asia
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'oriental' (relating to the Orient/Asian regions) and 'studies' (an academic branch), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes an academic field about Asian languages/cultures. The pattern 'X studies' is cross-linguistically common, making the phrase immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner (though 'oriental' may be stylistically dated).
Etymology
Oriental Studies comes from the old word Orient, meaning the 'east' and bringing to mind the sun rising there, and from studies, meaning learning about something. So Oriental Studies means university study of the languages, history, and cultures of Asian countries.