orientation
noun
/ˌɔɹiɛnˈteɪʃən/
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- (education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.
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orientacja
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Oriental
adjective
/ɒɹiˈɛntəl/
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/ɔːɹiˈɛntəl/
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- Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia. [from 15th c.]
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orientalny
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orient
verb
/ˈɒɹ.ɪˌɛnt/
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/ˈɔɹ.iˌɛnt/
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- (transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.
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orientować się
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- (transitive, by extension) To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically, surveying) to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.
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ukierunkować
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orientalism
noun
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- (arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.
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orientalizm
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