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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesorientação
Pronunciation / Transliteration: orientação
"A reunião de orientação será na sala principal."
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
Derived from the French word orientation, based on orienter (to set toward the east), ultimately stemming from the Latin oriens meaning 'rising' or 'east'. Historically, it referred to the positioning of a building or church facing east, later broadening in the 19th and 20th centuries to encompass general alignment, directional awareness, and introductory guidance for individuals.
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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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