eastern

American  

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /

adjective

1. lying toward or situated in the east.

   the eastern half of the island.

2. directed or proceeding toward the east.

   an eastern route.

3. coming from the east.

   an eastern wind.

4. (often initial capital letter) of or relating to the East in the U.S..

   an eastern congressman.

5. (initial capital letter) of or relating to the Eastern Church or to any of the churches comprising it.

6. (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the East; Oriental.

7. (usually initial capital letter) (formerly) of or relating to the Soviet Union and its allies.

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eastern British  

/ ˈiːstən /

adjective

1. situated in or towards the east

2. facing or moving towards the east

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Other Word Forms

• noneastern adjective
• pro-Eastern adjective
• uneastern adjective

Etymology

Origin of eastern

before 1000; Middle English esterne, Old English ēasterne; akin to Old Norse austroenn, Old High German ōstrōni. See east , -ern

Example Sentences

The U.S. produces plenty of gas, but bottlenecks abound, said Kevin Greiner, CEO of Gas South, which supplies natural gas to about 500,000 customers in the eastern U.S., including curtailed manufacturers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Milan is Italy's second-largest city after Rome, and its metropolitan area stretches across much of Lombardy and into eastern Piedmont.

From Science Daily

A livestream on the group's Facebook account shows them walking past piles of snow, as the first days of above-freezing temperatures return after weeks of record cold across much of the eastern United States.

From BBC

South-west England, eastern Scotland and Northern Ireland were particularly wet with Cornwall and County Down recording their wettest January on record.

From BBC

Nili, who spoke to Mohammadi for the first time since 14 December, said she had also been handed a two-year ban on leaving the country and two years of exile to the eastern Khusf region.

From BBC