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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

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Etymology

Origin of easternmost

First recorded in 1820–30; eastern + -most

Example Sentences

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Hundreds of soldiers deployed to assist the rescue services, while all Andalusian schools were closed apart from in the region's easternmost province of Almeria.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 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

Observers in easternmost parts of Africa, in the Middle East, most of Asia and western Australia should be able to witness the entire event from start to finish.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

Lyn Walls, 57, lives in the Maiden Lane Estate, a residential complex with a mix of public and private housing, adjacent to where the easternmost section of the new park will eventually stand.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

On Sundays they wandered among the velvet lawns of Washington Park and, if in the mood for solitude, the wind-blasted ridges of Jackson Park at the easternmost end of Sixty-third Street, on the lakeshore.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson