Definition of eastern in English:

eastern

adjective ˈiːst(ə)nˈistərn

1attributive Situated in, directed towards, or facing the east.
the eastern slopes of the mountain
eastern Spain
Example sentencesExamples
- They munch locusts all winter in southern and eastern Africa, then fly back here before Easter to nest.
- Its eastern part exhibits some discrete, strong and positive magnetic anomalies.
- The disturbances continued until December and spread to much of southern and eastern England.
- They would totally obscure the view of the Tower from the eastern aspect.
- The area around Valencia on the eastern coast was particularly hit by the action.
- For different reasons, parts of temperate eastern Asia also experience quite cold winters.
- Any presidential candidate has had to woo support from the northern and eastern industrial cities.
- The term La Niña refers to the extensive cooling of the central and eastern Pacific.
- The heatwave which for days has enveloped eastern America is about to explode.
- Maybe some in eastern Oklahoma, and Mississippi and Tennessee may get some storms as well.
- The divide between the eastern seaboard and the rural interior is stark.
- For observers in Europe, the Moon will be low in the sky, just above the eastern horizon.
- It then appears very low in the eastern sky at about an hour and a half before sunrise.
- He has also worked in the southern and eastern divisions as well as HQ at Hutton.
- In the eastern area, the food is heavier, with more of an accent on mutton and pork.
- In contrast, eastern boundary currents on the east of the ocean basins tend to be broad and slow.
- In the eastern Mediterranean a wind blows out from Libya and Egypt, known as the Khamsin.
- The Andes form a barrier to the eastern margin of the South Pacific anticyclone.
- Such evidence seems to point to an area in the northern part of eastern Europe.
- The eastern coast is hot, very wet, subject to cyclones, and densely clad with rainforest.
- Where were you people when eastern Canada was hit with the ice storm of the century?
1. 1.1 (of a wind) blowing from the east.
  Synonyms
  easterly, eastwardly, oriental
2Living in or originating from the regions or countries to the east of Europe.
an Eastern mystic
Example sentencesExamples
- Today was like any other day in the life of a Flu victim living in a traditional eastern family.
- The eastern and western musical forms then combined in pieces by West Wales composer Peter Stacey.
- It wasn't long before the group discovered a demand for Eastern music in Europe.
- Like most of the others, he wore extravagant clothes made from the finest eastern silks and fabrics.
- The diversity of far eastern cinema today is as impressive as its quality.
1. 2.1 Relating to or characteristic of the East or its inhabitants.
  Eastern philosophy and culture
  Example sentencesExamples
  Tens of thousands of people flocked to Heaton Park at the weekend for a feast of eastern culture.
  However, this happy juxtaposition of Eastern style and Western living has not always been so effortless.
  This is because our eastern philosophy and culture teaches us to revere life in all its forms.
  A clearer insight can be developed from a number of eastern traditions or from a Marxist tradition.
  As a teenager she went to talks on eastern thought at the Vedanta Society.
  For research purposes, I'm looking for books on eastern magic practices and culture.

Derivatives

easternmost

adjective ˈiːst(ə)nˌməʊstˈistərnˌmoʊst

attributive Situated furthest to the east.
the easternmost tip of Long Island
Example sentencesExamples
- The dense boreal forests of roadless Isle Royale, located 22 miles off Minnesota's easternmost tip in Lake Superior, put you in prime moose-viewing territory.
- Massachusetts, meanwhile, had five major declared disasters, mostly associated with heavy rains and flooding in its seven easternmost counties.
- Dozens of protesters took turns delivering speeches opposing the partitioning of the country's easternmost province.

Origin

Old English ēasterne (as east, -ern).

Rhymes

northeastern, southeastern

Definition of eastern in US English:

eastern

adjectiveˈēstərnˈistərn

1attributive Situated in, directed towards, or facing the east.
the eastern slopes of the mountain
eastern Long Island
Example sentencesExamples
- He has also worked in the southern and eastern divisions as well as HQ at Hutton.
- Its eastern part exhibits some discrete, strong and positive magnetic anomalies.
- In the eastern area, the food is heavier, with more of an accent on mutton and pork.
- They munch locusts all winter in southern and eastern Africa, then fly back here before Easter to nest.
- In the eastern Mediterranean a wind blows out from Libya and Egypt, known as the Khamsin.
- They would totally obscure the view of the Tower from the eastern aspect.
- The Andes form a barrier to the eastern margin of the South Pacific anticyclone.
- The area around Valencia on the eastern coast was particularly hit by the action.
- In contrast, eastern boundary currents on the east of the ocean basins tend to be broad and slow.
- The heatwave which for days has enveloped eastern America is about to explode.
- The disturbances continued until December and spread to much of southern and eastern England.
- Maybe some in eastern Oklahoma, and Mississippi and Tennessee may get some storms as well.
- For observers in Europe, the Moon will be low in the sky, just above the eastern horizon.
- Where were you people when eastern Canada was hit with the ice storm of the century?
- The term La Niña refers to the extensive cooling of the central and eastern Pacific.
- Any presidential candidate has had to woo support from the northern and eastern industrial cities.
- It then appears very low in the eastern sky at about an hour and a half before sunrise.
- For different reasons, parts of temperate eastern Asia also experience quite cold winters.
- Such evidence seems to point to an area in the northern part of eastern Europe.
- The eastern coast is hot, very wet, subject to cyclones, and densely clad with rainforest.
- The divide between the eastern seaboard and the rural interior is stark.
1. 1.1 (of a wind) blowing from the east.
  Synonyms
  easterly, eastwardly, oriental
2Living in or originating from the east, in particular the regions or countries lying to the east of Europe.
an Eastern monk
Example sentencesExamples
- Today was like any other day in the life of a Flu victim living in a traditional eastern family.
- It wasn't long before the group discovered a demand for Eastern music in Europe.
- The diversity of far eastern cinema today is as impressive as its quality.
- Like most of the others, he wore extravagant clothes made from the finest eastern silks and fabrics.
- The eastern and western musical forms then combined in pieces by West Wales composer Peter Stacey.
1. 2.1 Relating to or characteristic of the East or its inhabitants.
  an eastern religion
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, this happy juxtaposition of Eastern style and Western living has not always been so effortless.
  A clearer insight can be developed from a number of eastern traditions or from a Marxist tradition.
  As a teenager she went to talks on eastern thought at the Vedanta Society.
  Tens of thousands of people flocked to Heaton Park at the weekend for a feast of eastern culture.
  For research purposes, I'm looking for books on eastern magic practices and culture.
  This is because our eastern philosophy and culture teaches us to revere life in all its forms.

Origin

Old English ēasterne (as east, -ern).

单词	eastern
释义	Definition of eastern in English: eastern adjective ˈiːst(ə)nˈistərn 1attributive Situated in, directed towards, or facing the east. the eastern slopes of the mountain eastern Spain Example sentencesExamples They munch locusts all winter in southern and eastern Africa, then fly back here before Easter to nest. Its eastern part exhibits some discrete, strong and positive magnetic anomalies. The disturbances continued until December and spread to much of southern and eastern England. They would totally obscure the view of the Tower from the eastern aspect. The area around Valencia on the eastern coast was particularly hit by the action. For different reasons, parts of temperate eastern Asia also experience quite cold winters. Any presidential candidate has had to woo support from the northern and eastern industrial cities. The term La Niña refers to the extensive cooling of the central and eastern Pacific. The heatwave which for days has enveloped eastern America is about to explode. Maybe some in eastern Oklahoma, and Mississippi and Tennessee may get some storms as well. The divide between the eastern seaboard and the rural interior is stark. For observers in Europe, the Moon will be low in the sky, just above the eastern horizon. It then appears very low in the eastern sky at about an hour and a half before sunrise. He has also worked in the southern and eastern divisions as well as HQ at Hutton. In the eastern area, the food is heavier, with more of an accent on mutton and pork. In contrast, eastern boundary currents on the east of the ocean basins tend to be broad and slow. In the eastern Mediterranean a wind blows out from Libya and Egypt, known as the Khamsin. The Andes form a barrier to the eastern margin of the South Pacific anticyclone. Such evidence seems to point to an area in the northern part of eastern Europe. The eastern coast is hot, very wet, subject to cyclones, and densely clad with rainforest. Where were you people when eastern Canada was hit with the ice storm of the century? 1.1 (of a wind) blowing from the east. Synonyms easterly, eastwardly, oriental 2Living in or originating from the regions or countries to the east of Europe. an Eastern mystic Example sentencesExamples Today was like any other day in the life of a Flu victim living in a traditional eastern family. The eastern and western musical forms then combined in pieces by West Wales composer Peter Stacey. It wasn't long before the group discovered a demand for Eastern music in Europe. Like most of the others, he wore extravagant clothes made from the finest eastern silks and fabrics. The diversity of far eastern cinema today is as impressive as its quality. 2.1 Relating to or characteristic of the East or its inhabitants. Eastern philosophy and culture Example sentencesExamples Tens of thousands of people flocked to Heaton Park at the weekend for a feast of eastern culture. However, this happy juxtaposition of Eastern style and Western living has not always been so effortless. This is because our eastern philosophy and culture teaches us to revere life in all its forms. A clearer insight can be developed from a number of eastern traditions or from a Marxist tradition. As a teenager she went to talks on eastern thought at the Vedanta Society. For research purposes, I'm looking for books on eastern magic practices and culture. Derivatives easternmost adjective ˈiːst(ə)nˌməʊstˈistərnˌmoʊst attributive Situated furthest to the east. the easternmost tip of Long Island Example sentencesExamples The dense boreal forests of roadless Isle Royale, located 22 miles off Minnesota's easternmost tip in Lake Superior, put you in prime moose-viewing territory. Massachusetts, meanwhile, had five major declared disasters, mostly associated with heavy rains and flooding in its seven easternmost counties. Dozens of protesters took turns delivering speeches opposing the partitioning of the country's easternmost province. Origin Old English ēasterne (as east, -ern). Rhymes northeastern, southeastern Definition of eastern in US English: eastern adjectiveˈēstərnˈistərn 1attributive Situated in, directed towards, or facing the east. the eastern slopes of the mountain eastern Long Island Example sentencesExamples He has also worked in the southern and eastern divisions as well as HQ at Hutton. Its eastern part exhibits some discrete, strong and positive magnetic anomalies. In the eastern area, the food is heavier, with more of an accent on mutton and pork. They munch locusts all winter in southern and eastern Africa, then fly back here before Easter to nest. In the eastern Mediterranean a wind blows out from Libya and Egypt, known as the Khamsin. They would totally obscure the view of the Tower from the eastern aspect. The Andes form a barrier to the eastern margin of the South Pacific anticyclone. The area around Valencia on the eastern coast was particularly hit by the action. In contrast, eastern boundary currents on the east of the ocean basins tend to be broad and slow. The heatwave which for days has enveloped eastern America is about to explode. The disturbances continued until December and spread to much of southern and eastern England. Maybe some in eastern Oklahoma, and Mississippi and Tennessee may get some storms as well. For observers in Europe, the Moon will be low in the sky, just above the eastern horizon. Where were you people when eastern Canada was hit with the ice storm of the century? The term La Niña refers to the extensive cooling of the central and eastern Pacific. Any presidential candidate has had to woo support from the northern and eastern industrial cities. It then appears very low in the eastern sky at about an hour and a half before sunrise. For different reasons, parts of temperate eastern Asia also experience quite cold winters. Such evidence seems to point to an area in the northern part of eastern Europe. The eastern coast is hot, very wet, subject to cyclones, and densely clad with rainforest. The divide between the eastern seaboard and the rural interior is stark. 1.1 (of a wind) blowing from the east. Synonyms easterly, eastwardly, oriental 2Living in or originating from the east, in particular the regions or countries lying to the east of Europe. an Eastern monk Example sentencesExamples Today was like any other day in the life of a Flu victim living in a traditional eastern family. It wasn't long before the group discovered a demand for Eastern music in Europe. The diversity of far eastern cinema today is as impressive as its quality. Like most of the others, he wore extravagant clothes made from the finest eastern silks and fabrics. The eastern and western musical forms then combined in pieces by West Wales composer Peter Stacey. 2.1 Relating to or characteristic of the East or its inhabitants. an eastern religion Example sentencesExamples However, this happy juxtaposition of Eastern style and Western living has not always been so effortless. A clearer insight can be developed from a number of eastern traditions or from a Marxist tradition. As a teenager she went to talks on eastern thought at the Vedanta Society. Tens of thousands of people flocked to Heaton Park at the weekend for a feast of eastern culture. For research purposes, I'm looking for books on eastern magic practices and culture. This is because our eastern philosophy and culture teaches us to revere life in all its forms. Origin Old English ēasterne (as east, -ern).
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