The Orient is usually a historic term for the Eastern world (as contrasted with the Occident).
Orient or Oriental may also refer to:
History
- Ancient Orient, designation for the Ancient Near East
- Hellenistic Orient, designation for the Hellenistic Near East
-
Roman Orient (disambiguation), designation for eastern regions of the Roman Empire, in particular:
- Diocese of the Orient, an administrative diocese in eastern parts of the Roman Empire
- Prefecture of the Orient, a praetorian prefecture in eastern parts of the Roman Empire
- Persian Orient, designation for territorial scope of several successive Persian Empires
- Ottoman Orient, designation for regions of the Ottoman Empire in the Near East
Places
- Orient, Queensland, Australia
- Oriente (province), a former province of Cuba
- L'Orient, a town in Brittany, France
- Oriental (municipality), Puebla, Mexico
- Oriental (Morocco)
- Negros Oriental, a province of the Philippines
- L'Orient, Switzerland
United States
- Orient, Illinois
- Orient, Iowa
- Orient, Maine
- Orient, New York
- Oriental, North Carolina
- Orient, Ohio
- Orient, Oregon
- Orient, South Dakota
- Orient, Texas
- Orient, Washington
-
Orient Heights, a section of East Boston, Massachusetts
- Orient Heights (MBTA station), a transit station
- Orient Township, Michigan
Arts and entertainment
- Orient (1924 film) (German title: Orient - Die Tochter der Wüste), a German silent film
- Orient (1928 film) (German title: Frauenraub in Marokko), a German silent film
- Orient (novel), a 2015 novel by Christopher Bollen
- Orientalism (book), a 1978 book by Edward W. Said
- Orient (manga), by Shinobu Ohtaka
- Orient: A Hero's Heritage, a computer role-playing game
- Henry Orient, a fictional character in the novel and film The World of Henry Orient
- Oriental (Albéniz), a composition by Isaac Albéniz
- Oriental music (disambiguation)
Business
Airlines
- Air Orient, a former French airline
- Filipinas Orient Airways, a former Philippines airline
- Orient Airways (1946–1955), a former airline based in India
- Orient Eagle Airways, a former Kazakh airline
- Orient Thai Airlines, a former Thai airline
Banking
- China Orient Asset Management
- M Oriental Bank, formerly Oriental Commercial Bank Limited, a commercial bank in Kenya
- OFG Bancorp, or Oriental Bank, a financial holding company in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Oriental Bank which merged with Consolidated National Bank of New York in 1909 to form National Reserve Bank
- Oriental Bank Corporation, a British imperial bank founded in India in 1842
- Oriental Bank of Commerce, a former Indian public sector bank
- Oriental Bank PLC, or Oriental Bank, a commercial bank founded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 2021
Shipping
- Orient Lines, a cruise line in operation 1993–2008
- Orient Overseas Container Line, a Hong Kong-based container shipping company
- Orient Steam Navigation Company (the "Orient Line"), a former British shipping company
Other Businesses
- Orient Bikes, a Greek bicycle manufacturer
- Orient Insurance, a major insurance company in Dubai, U.A.E. owned by Al-Futtaim Group
- Orient Paper Mills, located in India
- Orient Watch, a Japanese watch company
- South Orient Railroad a railroad line in West Texas
Masonic organizations
- Grand Orient de France
- Grand Orient of Switzerland
- Grande Oriente do Brasil
- Grand Orient du Congo
- Grand Orient of Belgium
- Grand Orient of Italy
- Grand Orient of Luxembourg
- Grand Orient of the Netherlands
Ships
- Oriental, a sailing ship chartered by the New Zealand Company in 1839
- French ship Orient, several ships
- M/V Orient Queen, a Lebanese-owned cruise ship
- Orient (sternwheeler), a steamboat in Oregon in the late 1800s
- Orient (clipper ship), which traded between England and Adelaide from 1857 to 1877
Sports
- Leyton Orient F.C., an English football club, often known just as "Orient"
- FC Lorient, a French football club, known as Lorient
Other uses
- Orient (automobile), an early American automobile
- The Orient (newspaper), see Confiscation of Armenian properties in Turkey
- Orient Hospital, a former Lebanese hospital
- Orient House, headquarters of the PLO in East Jerusalem in the 1980s and '90s
- El Oriental (born 1972), Mexican freestyle wrestler
- Oriental (cat) or Oriental Shorthair, a breed of domestic cat
- Oriental College, in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Oriental tobacco
- Oriental University, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Mongoloid, the "Oriental" race
- The Bowdoin Orient, a student newspaper at Bowdoin College in the U.S. state of Maine
- An alternative name for the natives of the República Oriental del Uruguay
See also
- Orient Express (disambiguation)
- Oriental dragon (disambiguation)
- Oriental Hotel (disambiguation)
- Oriental Institute (disambiguation)
- Oriental Pearl (disambiguation)
- Oriental Theatre (disambiguation)
- The Oriental (disambiguation)
- Oriente (disambiguation)
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Orient.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
The Orient is usually a historic term for the Eastern world (as contrasted with the Occident).
Orient or Oriental may also refer to:
History
- Ancient Orient, designation for the Ancient Near East
- Hellenistic Orient, designation for the Hellenistic Near East
-
Roman Orient (disambiguation), designation for eastern regions of the Roman Empire, in particular:
- Diocese of the Orient, an administrative diocese in eastern parts of the Roman Empire
- Prefecture of the Orient, a praetorian prefecture in eastern parts of the Roman Empire
- Persian Orient, designation for territorial scope of several successive Persian Empires
- Ottoman Orient, designation for regions of the Ottoman Empire in the Near East
Places
- Orient, Queensland, Australia
- Oriente (province), a former province of Cuba
- L'Orient, a town in Brittany, France
- Oriental (municipality), Puebla, Mexico
- Oriental (Morocco)
- Negros Oriental, a province of the Philippines
- L'Orient, Switzerland
United States
- Orient, Illinois
- Orient, Iowa
- Orient, Maine
- Orient, New York
- Oriental, North Carolina
- Orient, Ohio
- Orient, Oregon
- Orient, South Dakota
- Orient, Texas
- Orient, Washington
-
Orient Heights, a section of East Boston, Massachusetts
- Orient Heights (MBTA station), a transit station
- Orient Township, Michigan
Arts and entertainment
- Orient (1924 film) (German title: Orient - Die Tochter der Wüste), a German silent film
- Orient (1928 film) (German title: Frauenraub in Marokko), a German silent film
- Orient (novel), a 2015 novel by Christopher Bollen
- Orientalism (book), a 1978 book by Edward W. Said
- Orient (manga), by Shinobu Ohtaka
- Orient: A Hero's Heritage, a computer role-playing game
- Henry Orient, a fictional character in the novel and film The World of Henry Orient
- Oriental (Albéniz), a composition by Isaac Albéniz
- Oriental music (disambiguation)
Business
Airlines
- Air Orient, a former French airline
- Filipinas Orient Airways, a former Philippines airline
- Orient Airways (1946–1955), a former airline based in India
- Orient Eagle Airways, a former Kazakh airline
- Orient Thai Airlines, a former Thai airline
Banking
- China Orient Asset Management
- M Oriental Bank, formerly Oriental Commercial Bank Limited, a commercial bank in Kenya
- OFG Bancorp, or Oriental Bank, a financial holding company in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Oriental Bank which merged with Consolidated National Bank of New York in 1909 to form National Reserve Bank
- Oriental Bank Corporation, a British imperial bank founded in India in 1842
- Oriental Bank of Commerce, a former Indian public sector bank
- Oriental Bank PLC, or Oriental Bank, a commercial bank founded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 2021
Shipping
- Orient Lines, a cruise line in operation 1993–2008
- Orient Overseas Container Line, a Hong Kong-based container shipping company
- Orient Steam Navigation Company (the "Orient Line"), a former British shipping company
Other Businesses
- Orient Bikes, a Greek bicycle manufacturer
- Orient Insurance, a major insurance company in Dubai, U.A.E. owned by Al-Futtaim Group
- Orient Paper Mills, located in India
- Orient Watch, a Japanese watch company
- South Orient Railroad a railroad line in West Texas
Masonic organizations
- Grand Orient de France
- Grand Orient of Switzerland
- Grande Oriente do Brasil
- Grand Orient du Congo
- Grand Orient of Belgium
- Grand Orient of Italy
- Grand Orient of Luxembourg
- Grand Orient of the Netherlands
Ships
- Oriental, a sailing ship chartered by the New Zealand Company in 1839
- French ship Orient, several ships
- M/V Orient Queen, a Lebanese-owned cruise ship
- Orient (sternwheeler), a steamboat in Oregon in the late 1800s
- Orient (clipper ship), which traded between England and Adelaide from 1857 to 1877
Sports
- Leyton Orient F.C., an English football club, often known just as "Orient"
- FC Lorient, a French football club, known as Lorient
Other uses
- Orient (automobile), an early American automobile
- The Orient (newspaper), see Confiscation of Armenian properties in Turkey
- Orient Hospital, a former Lebanese hospital
- Orient House, headquarters of the PLO in East Jerusalem in the 1980s and '90s
- El Oriental (born 1972), Mexican freestyle wrestler
- Oriental (cat) or Oriental Shorthair, a breed of domestic cat
- Oriental College, in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Oriental tobacco
- Oriental University, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Mongoloid, the "Oriental" race
- The Bowdoin Orient, a student newspaper at Bowdoin College in the U.S. state of Maine
- An alternative name for the natives of the República Oriental del Uruguay
See also
- Orient Express (disambiguation)
- Oriental dragon (disambiguation)
- Oriental Hotel (disambiguation)
- Oriental Institute (disambiguation)
- Oriental Pearl (disambiguation)
- Oriental Theatre (disambiguation)
- The Oriental (disambiguation)
- Oriente (disambiguation)
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Orient.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.