uneasternadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, eastern adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + eastern adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈeastern.
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of specific region > [adjective] > eastern people > not
1762 O. Goldsmith I. 223 Unnatural, uneastern..would be the whole cry.
1838 W. M. Thackeray iv The phraseology peculiar to my own country..is so uneastern.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).