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Meaning of orient

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Orient
      n 1: the countries of Asia [syn: {East}, {Orient}]
      2: the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
         [syn: {eastern hemisphere}, {orient}]
      v 1: be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers
           toes pointed outward" [syn: {orient}, {point}]
      2: determine one's position with reference to another point; "We
         had to orient ourselves in the forest" [syn: {orient},
         {orientate}] [ant: {disorient}, {disorientate}]
      3: cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West"
      4: familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances;
         "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen"
      5: adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented
         towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your
         surroundings" [syn: {tailor}, {orient}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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