eastern

[ ee-stern ]

/ ˈi stərn /

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adjective

lying toward or situated in the east: the eastern half of the island.

directed or proceeding toward the east: an eastern route.

coming from the east: an eastern wind.

(often initial capital letter) of or relating to the East in the U.S.: an eastern congressman.

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

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

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

RELATED WORDS

east, easterly, eastward

Nearby words

easter term, easter-ledges, easterling, easterly, easterly wave, eastern, eastern aden protectorate, eastern algonquian, eastern bloc, eastern camass, eastern cape

Origin of eastern

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

Related formsnon·east·ern, adjectivepro-East·ern, adjectiveun·east·ern, adjective

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Examples from the Web for eastern

Instead, spa hotels filled up with over 30,000 refugees from the war-troubled Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
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On Wednesday, U.S. warplanes targeted a car he was traveling in on the eastern side of the city.
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The lawless law enforcement in eastern Ukraine exists somewhere between Soviet rule and vigilante justice.
The Corrupt Cops of Rebel-Held East Ukraine|Kristina Jovanovski|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Similar stories plague many parts of Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Asia.
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Since then, conflict has continued to pummel much of the eastern part of the Congo, but Kisangani has remained relatively calm.
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At sunset the western sky will change to crimson and the eastern cliffs will change to gold.
A Trip to the Orient|Robert Urie Jacob
This one lives in the eastern half of the country in summer, and goes far south for the winter.
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From there leads a zone 20 sea miles wide west of 22 degrees 30 minutes eastern longitude into Greek territorial waters.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights|Kelly Miller
They would want me to go to eastern cities, he said, bring the colonists west, and help locate them satisfactorily.
Land of the Burnt Thigh|Edith Eudora Kohl
For Hiram to reach the eastern shore before being overtaken was impossible.
A King of Tyre|James M. Ludlow

British Dictionary definitions for eastern

eastern

/ (ˈiːstən) /

adjective

situated in or towards the east

facing or moving towards the east

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Word Origin and History for eastern

eastern

adj.

Old English easterne "of the east, from the east; oriental; of the Eastern Orthodox Church; of the eastern part of the globe," from east + -erne, suffix denoting direction. Cf. Old Saxon ostroni, Old High German ostroni, Old Norse austroenn. Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia so called from 1620s.

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