Noun
der Orient
Orient
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Meanings
Noun
- Orient
Example sentence
Diese Gewürze kamen früher über lange Wege aus dem Orient.
These spices used to come a long way from the Orient.
Word forms
singular
der Orient
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Orient
Accusativeden Orient
Dativedem Orient
Genitivedes Orients
Orient has no common plural.
Usage
- der Orient — A traditional geographical and cultural name for eastern regions.
- Orient / Osten — Osten is the ordinary direction east; Orient has a more specific cultural or historical context.
Der alte Reisebericht beschreibt den Orient ausführlich.
The old travel account describes the Orient in detail.