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The '''Orient''' is a term that traditionally refered to the Middle-East, South Asia, and East Asia, or more specifically most regions east of Europe.  Today the term generally only refers to that part of the world where both Dharmic religions are dominant and most natives of the region have an epicanthic fold. This would include [[Burma]], [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[Japan]], parts of [[Indonesia]], [[Korea]], [[Manchuria]], [[Mongolia]], the [[Philippines]], [[Thailand]], [[Taiwan]], [[Tibet]] and [[Vietnam]].

The '''Orient''' is a term that traditionally refered to the Middle-East, South Asia, and East Asia, or more specifically most regions east of Europe.  Today the term generally only refers to that part of the world where both Dharmic religions are dominant and most natives of the region have an epicanthic fold. This would include [[India]], [[Burma]], [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[Japan]], parts of [[Indonesia]], [[Korea]], [[Manchuria]], [[Mongolia]], the [[Philippines]], [[Thailand]], [[Taiwan]], [[Tibet]] and [[Vietnam]].

"Oriental" has been used by [[Western world|the West]] as a term to describe cultures, countries, peoples and goods from the Orient.  Some usages of Oriental are still common, for example, [[Mizrahi]] [[Jew]]s (native to the Middle East) are often referred to as Oriental Jews and it is common in older universities: the [[University of London]]'s [[School of Oriental and African Studies]], the [[University of Chicago]]'s Oriental Institute and the Universities of [[Oxford University|Oxford]] and [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]] both have a Faculty of Oriental Studies that focuses on the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia.  The [[American Oriental Society]] remains the premier body for the study of Oriental societies.

"Oriental" has been used by [[Western world|the West]] as a term to describe cultures, countries, peoples and goods from the Orient.  Some usages of Oriental are still common, for example, [[Mizrahi]] [[Jew]]s (native to the Middle East) are often referred to as Oriental Jews and it is common in older universities: the [[University of London]]'s [[School of Oriental and African Studies]], the [[University of Chicago]]'s Oriental Institute and the Universities of [[Oxford University|Oxford]] and [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]] both have a Faculty of Oriental Studies that focuses on the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia.  The [[American Oriental Society]] remains the premier body for the study of Oriental societies.