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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesorientation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: orientation
"La réunion d'orientation a lieu lundi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The determination of the relative position of something or someone (especially oneself) in relation to the points of compass or other specific directions.
"New students attended an orientation session to find their way around campus."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'orientation' originates from the Latin 'orientare', meaning 'to rise' or 'to set in the east', which evolved through Middle French into its current form. Historically, it referred to the act of determining one's position relative to the cardinal directions, and has since broadened to encompass various forms of guidance and adjustment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Orientation" is said worldwide
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orientation
Transliteration: orientation
"La réunion d'orientation a lieu lundi."
Orientierung
Transliteration: Orientierung
"Die Orientierung im neuen Gebäude fiel mir schwer."
orientamento
Transliteration: orientamento
"Il corso di orientamento è obbligatorio per le matricole."
orientación
Transliteration: orientación
"La sesión de orientación es muy útil para los nuevos empleados."
orientação
Transliteration: orientação
"A reunião de orientação será na sala principal."
अभिविन्यास
Transliteration: abhivinyas
"नए छात्रों के लिए एक अभिविन्यास कार्यक्रम आयोजित किया गया है।"
迎新会
Transliteration: yíngxīnhuì
"新生必须参加今天的迎新会。"
오리엔테이션
Transliteration: orienteisyeon
"신입생 오리엔테이션은 강당에서 열립니다."
オリエンテーション
Transliteration: orientēshon
"新入社員向けのオリエンテーションが明日あります。"
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