This is the 4270th most frequent Spanish word.
oriente
"Oriente" means "east" or "the eastern region."
The word 'oriente' is used here to refer to the cardinal direction 'east'.
El sol nace en el oriente.
The sun rises in the east.
In this sentence, 'oriente' denotes the eastern part of a specific location, in this case, a city.
El oriente de la ciudad es más montañoso.
The eastern side of the city is more mountainous.
Here, 'oriente' refers to the cultural and geographic region known as 'the East', often meaning parts of Asia.