Oriente

[ aw-ree-en-te ]

/ ˌɔ riˈɛn tɛ /

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noun

a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.

a province in E Cuba. 14,132 sq. mi. (36,600 sq. km). Capital: Santiago de Cuba.

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Words nearby Oriente

Oriental poppy, Oriental rug, Oriental topaz, orientate, orientation, Oriente, -oriented, orienteer, orienteering, Orient Express, orifice

How to use Oriente in a sentence

CVM natus esset ihesus in betleem iude in diebus herodis regis ecce magi ab oriente uenerunt ierosolimam dicentes.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250|Various
The Tepahues were 'habitadores de una pennsula que forman dos rios brazos del Mayo al Oriente de los de esta nacion.'
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft
Hannibal autem ita cnstituerat aciem, ut Rmns3 et slis radi et ventus ab oriente pulverem adflns advers essent.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
The former occur, on a small scale, more or less frequently in Oriente, and much less frequently and of less severity in Havana.
Cuba, Old and New|Albert Gardner Robinson

Meanwhile, Bartolomé Maso, an influential planter in Oriente, had been in command of the forces in his vicinity.
Cuba, Old and New|Albert Gardner Robinson