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Oriental vs Pacific - What's the difference?

oriental | pacific |

As adjectives the difference between oriental and pacific

is that oriental is of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre while pacific is related to the pacific ocean.

As a noun oriental

is a precious stone, especially an orient pearl.

As a proper noun pacific is

the pacific ocean.

oriental

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

    • Antonyms

    * occidental

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Related terms

    * Orient

    References

    * * *

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    pacific

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pacifick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Calm, peaceful.
  • Preferring peace in nature; avoiding violence; not bellicose.

    • Derived terms

    * Pacific Ocean

    Related terms

    * pacify * pacifism * pacifist

    Synonyms

    * (calm) See also * (avoiding violence) nonviolent

    Antonyms

    * bellicose, militant, violent