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[ ee-stern ] / ˈi stərn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR eastern ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivelying 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. Origin of easternbefore 1000; Middle English esterne,Old English ēasterne; akin to Old Norse austroenn,Old High German ōstrōni.See east, -ern OTHER WORDS FROM easternnon·east·ern, adjectivepro-Eastern, adjectiveun·east·ern, adjectiveWords nearby easternEaster lily, easterling, easterly, easterly wave, Easter Monday, eastern, Eastern Aden Protectorate, Eastern Algonquian, Eastern Bloc, eastern camass, Eastern Cape Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for easternInstead, spa hotels filled up with over 30,000 refugees from the war-troubled Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Is Putin Turning to Terrorism in Ukraine?|Anna Nemtsova|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST On Wednesday, U.S. warplanes targeted a car he was traveling in on the eastern side of the city. Iraqi Kurds Get Their Groove Back, End Siege of Mount Sinjar|Jamie Dettmer|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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. Promoting Girls’ Education Isn’t Enough: Malala Can Do More|Paula Kweskin|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since then, conflict has continued to pummel much of the eastern part of the Congo, but Kisangani has remained relatively calm. ‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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. Citizen Bird|Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues 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
adjectivesituated in or towards the east facing or moving towards the 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 Words related to easterneast, easterly, eastward |