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Orientalia

American  
[awr-ee-uhn-tey-lee-uh, -teyl-yuh, ohr-] / ˌɔr i ənˈteɪ li ə, -ˈteɪl yə, ˌoʊr- /

plural noun

  1. books, manuscripts, and other objects pertaining to the Orient, an older name for East Asia, and Oriental art, culture, history, folklore, or the like.


Etymology

Origin of Orientalia

First recorded in 1915–20; from New Latin, noun use of neuter plural of Latin orientālis oriental

Example Sentences

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A silvered-iron staircase by sculptor Joseph Csaky ascended to three rooms so packed with modern art, African masks, and Orientalia that they had a Victorian aura, recalling the rich decor at rue Spontini.

From Architectural Digest • Aug. 27, 2014

Amid the lavish Orientalia of Anna Chennault's penthouse at Watergate, the talk is hearty, hawkish and very Republican indeed.

From Time Magazine Archive

"An intact Jaipur vase to replace one cracked en route from the Far East," requests Chicago Orientalia Buff Pat Delaney, who covered the Midwest auction scene.

From Time Magazine Archive

Orientalis 125, described incorrectly by Lagarde, Orientalia, Heft i. p.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

Of its Orientalia and its department of Egyptology the library is especially proud.

From Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 by Various

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