orientalist
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- noun
- /ˌɔːriˈɛntəlɪst/
- Formal
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orientalista
- Even those who were favorable to the Chinese were not free from this operation of Orientalist assumptions.
- Orientalist discourse
- Orientalist scholarship
- orientalist texts
Examples
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And he told me that if I didn't master Chinese, Sanskrit, Tibetan and Japanese, I would never become a great Orientalist.
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There are four Orientalists with whom Taha Husayn comes in contact at the Egyptian University.
Academic text (2006) -
Or perhaps it is an Orientalist stereotype?
Academic text (2015) -
Some people even go to the extent of accusing Husayn of plagiarizing Orientalist theories and rewriting them in Arabic.
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As a neophyte Orientalist, I can only cite some classical Indian conceptions, from Upanishads to Gautama Buddha.
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The renowned Orientalist spoke passionately about the rich cultures of South Asia.
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As an expert Orientalist, she dedicated her life to studying ancient Chinese literature.
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Many universities now offer programs for students aspiring to become an Orientalist in the field of Asian studies.
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Etymology
Orientalist comes from Orient, which comes from the Latin oriens meaning 'rising' or 'east', the direction where the sun rises. So an orientalist is someone who studies the 'East', meaning Asia, which is why the word means an expert in Asian languages and cultures.