Orientalia

[ awr-ee-uhn-tey-lee-uh, -teyl-yuh, ohr- ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Orientalia¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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