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easternmost

American  
[ee-stern-mohst, -muhst] / ˈi stərnˌmoʊst, -məst /

adjective

  1. farthest east.


easternmost British  
/ ˈiːstənˌməʊst /

adjective

  1. situated or occurring farthest east

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of easternmost

First recorded in 1820–30; eastern + -most

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Along the easternmost point of the coast, sea women stuff "stone flowers" -- as the algae is called in Taiwanese and Mandarin -- into net sacks.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Those river systems and their surrounding basins also mark the westernmost and easternmost known distribution limits of the species described in the study.

From Science Daily Apr. 21, 2026

Parts of the Front Range, the easternmost section of the Southern Rocky Mountains, saw winds as strong as 85 miles an hour blowing debris and kindling-dry brush against the power lines.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 25, 2025

Papua New Guinea shares a border with Indonesia's easternmost Papua province.

From BBC May 16, 2025

The dam would be built across Indian Creek at the mouth of Milagro Canyon, establishing a mile-and-a-half-long lake whose easternmost shore would extend up to within hailing distance of the Dancing Trout’s main lodge.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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