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eastern
[ ee-stern ]
/ Ëi stÉrn /
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adjective
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Origin of eastern
OTHER WORDS FROM eastern
non·east·ern, adjectivepro-Eastern, adjectiveun·east·ern, adjectiveWords nearby eastern
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British Dictionary definitions for eastern
eastern
/ (ËiËstÉn) /
adjective
situated in or towards the east
facing or moving towards the east
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