The Orient refers to a region on the planet Earth, located in the Eastern Hemisphere continent of Asia. It was the home of Asian peoples.
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Spock's quarters on board the USS Enterprise, although decorated in the Vulcan style, appeared to be vaguely Oriental in design. (TOS - Star Trek 3 novelization: Amok Time, TOS novel: Spock Must Die!)
Karate originated from the Orient. (TAS - Log Six novelization: Albatross)
Jonathan Archer compared the Rigel Trade Complex on Rigel X to an alien version of an Oriental bazaar. (ENT novelization: Broken Bow)
Starbase 7 resembled a cross between an Oriental bazaar and a zoo run amok. (TOS novel: Death's Angel)