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What is the orient called now?
china
What country is called the Pearl of the Orient Seas?
The country called the Pearl of the Orient Seas is the Philippines. The name originated from Spanish explorers who were impressed by the beauty of the islands and the surrounding seas.
What is the famous train that runs from Istanbul to Paris in complete luxury?
It is called the Orient Express.
Why are Asian people called oriental?
Another way of saying east and west is the Orient and the Occident. Since Asia is to the east of Europe, Europeans (and North Americans who are descended from European colonists) often refer to Asians as orientals, meaning people who come from the Orient.
Who is the killer in the book the murder on the orient express?
Hercule Poirot: a retired Belgian police officer & current private detective in England Monsieur Bouc: former member of the Belgian police force & current director of the railway line Dr. Constantine: the coroner aboard the Orient Express Mary Debenham: Daisy Armstrong's governess & instrumental in planning Ratchett's death Mrs. Hubbard: Linda Arden, famous actress & Daisy Armstrong's grandmother Colonel Arbuthnot: a close friend of Colonel Armstrong, Daisy's father Princess Dragomiroff: a Russian princess & Sophie Armstrong's godmother Hector McQueen: Ratchett's personal secretary & friend of Sophie Armstrong Mr. Ratchett: Mr. Cassetti, who kidnapped & murdered Daisy Armstrong for money Countess Andrenyi: Sophie Armstrong's younger sister Count Andrenyi: the Countess' husband & Sophie's brother-in-law Cyrus Hardman: a private detective from New York; in love with Daisy's French nurse, who committed suicide Antonio Foscanelli: the Armstrong family's chauffer Greta Ohlsson: Swedish; Daisy's nurse; cries a lot Hildegarde Schmidt: the Princess' maid & the Armstrong's cook Edward Henry Masterman: Ratchett's valet; recruited by Hardman to help with the murder plot Pierre Michel: the train's conductor & the French nurse's father
Who called the Philippines the pearl of the orient?
Friar Juan J. Delgado
Why people say this is oriental girl?
Oriental was a term used long ago to describe someone from the "orient". The orient was Japan, and China. Nowadays we don't refer to people from China or Japan as being from the "orient" if we do not know whether they are Japanese, or Chinese, or Taiwanese, we say they are "Asian"
What could they eat on the orient express?
food that is for rich people :)
Why was Singapore called 'pearl of the orient'?
because Singapore is cool and multi racial
What is the region called Extreme-Orient?
Most of European languages has equivalent term. Extreme-Orient is for French which is also the national language of twenty nine (29) countries.
Is Bangladesh is a orient?
its not in the Orient
If Japan is called the rising sun and the Philippines is called pearl of the orient then what do you call Afghanistan?
Afghanistan - Land of the Kings
