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===Regional Variations===

===Regional Variations===

Major objections to the use of the word "Oriental" are chiefly limited to certain elements in [[North America]]. Its usage is not controversial in [[Europe]], where the word is considered neutral and in widespread usage as evidenced by its usage on the online British Monarchy Media Centre.<ref>http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page5495.asp</ref> In France the terms "l'Occident" and "l'Orient" are used without any negative associations in academic contexts. In Europe the term is often used to describe such things as [[Eastern world|the East]]'s cuisine and goods, ancient culture, and religions, at times to denote an exotic quality with upmarket or mildly positive connotations. In the UK the term "[[Asian]]" has become almost exclusively tied to the [[Indian subcontinent]], as evidenced through BBC Asian Network, a radio station of the BBC devoted to the [[British Asian]] community.

Major objections to the use of the word "Oriental" are chiefly limited to certain elements in [[North America]]. Its usage is not controversial in [[Europe]], where the word is considered neutral and in widespread usage as evidenced by its usage on the online British Monarchy Media Centre.<ref>http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page5495.asp</ref> In France the terms "l'Occident" and "l'Orient" are used without any negative associations in academic contexts. In Europe the term is often used to describe such things as [[Eastern world|the East]]'s cuisine and goods, ancient culture, and religions, at times to denote an exotic quality with upmarket or mildly positive connotations. In the UK the term "[[Asian]]" has become almost exclusively tied to the [[Indian subcontinent]], as evidenced through BBC Asian Network, a radio station of the BBC devoted to the British Asian community.

==See also==

==See also==