oriental

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oriental/ɔːriˈentl/

▶adjective

• 1 of, from, or characteristic of the Far East.

  ■ (Oriental) Zoology relating to or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising Asia south of the Himalayas and western Indonesia.

• 2 (of a pearl or other jewel) orient.

▶noun often offensive a person of Far Eastern descent.

– derivatives
orientalism noun,
orientalist noun,
orientalize (or orientalise) verb,
orientally adverb.

usage: The term oriental is now regarded as old-fashioned and potentially offensive as a term denoting people from the Far East. In US English, Asian is the standard accepted term in modern use; in British English, where Asian tends to denote people from the Indian subcontinent, specific terms such as Chinese or Japanese are more likely to be used.