Oriental studies
Oriental studies noun: an academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology.
Noun
Oriental studies (uncountable)
- An academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology.
Oriental studies meaning in Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese
Oriental studies in Arabic
- an academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology
- اِسْتِشْراق istišrāq
Oriental studies in Persian
- an academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology
- شرقشناسی šarq-šenâsi
Oriental studies in Vietnamese
- an academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology
- đông phương học
Questions about Oriental studies
- What does Oriental studies mean?
- Oriental studies means an academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology.
- What is Oriental studies in Arabic?
- Oriental studies in Arabic is اِسْتِشْراق (istišrāq). See Oriental studies meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Oriental studies?
- Oriental studies is a noun.
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