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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun [capitalized] One versed in or engaged in the study of the languages, literatures, institutions, etc., of western countries: opposed to Orientalist.
  • noun A member of an Oriental nation who favors the adoption of Occidental modes of life and thought.

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