easternmost

[ ee-stern-mohst or, especially British, -muhst ]

/ ˈi stərnˌmoʊst or, especially British, -məst /

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adjective

farthest east.

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Origin of easternmost

First recorded in 1820–30; eastern + -most

Words nearby easternmost

Eastern Hemisphere, eastern hemlock, Eastern Hindi, easternize, eastern lowland gorilla, easternmost, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Province, Eastern rite

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CORONA AM WECHSEL, Austria — In this village at the foot of the easternmost reaches of the Alps, a ski town for four decades, the climate catastrophe became evident in December 2015.
This Austrian ski resort is preparing for a snowless future|Denise Hruby|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
Between the easternmost islet and the land, there is a strait of a league in width.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Kilidge Arslan must have called round him all his easternmost hordes, and intends battle.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
The harbour lies south-south-east by compass from the north-east part of the easternmost of the New Year's Islands.
A Voyage to the South Sea|William Bligh

Thus the eight easternmost canopies on either side are modern.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon|Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
Except in the two easternmost windows on the north side, the glass is very poor.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon|Cecil Walter Charles Hallett

British Dictionary definitions for easternmost

easternmost

/ (ˈiːstənˌməʊst) /

adjective

situated or occurring farthest east

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