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Definition of Eastern

1. Adjective. Lying toward or situated in the east. "The eastern end of the island"

2. Adjective. Of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States. "The Eastern establishment"

3. Adjective. Lying in or toward the east. "Eastern cities"

4. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world. "The Eastern religions"

5. Adjective. From the east; used especially of winds. "The winds are easterly"

Definition of Eastern

1. a. Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries.

Definition of Eastern

1. Adjective. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of a wind) blowing from the east; easterly ¹

3. Adjective. (context: loosely) oriental ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eastern

1. being to, toward, or in the east [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eastern

east by northeast east by south east northeast east side east southeast east wind eastbound easted easter easter proteinase

easterlies easterliness easterling easterly eastermost eastern (current term) eastern United States eastern chimpanzee eastern chinquapin eastern chipmunk

eastern coral snake eastern cottontail eastern cricket frog eastern dasyure eastern equine encephalomyelitis eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus eastern fence lizard eastern flowering dogwood eastern fox squirrel eastern gorilla

Literary usage of Eastern

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1894)
"From 1840 until 1880 there were annually made in the north-eastern counties many thousand white and red oak staves. During the last fifteen years, however, ..."

2. Bulletin by Ohio State Geologist, Ohio Division of Geological Survey (1909)
"THE eastern CONTINENTAL SEA. By the close of the Silurian, ... On account of its peculiar outline, the eastern Interior sea was naturally divided into ..."

3. Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of by Henry Frank Eshleman (1917)
"It is believed that the noble life and struggles of these pioneers who were the very backbone of early industrial Lancaster County and of other eastern ..."

4. Rambles in Colonial Byways by Rufus Rockwell Wilson (1906)
"RAMBLES IN COLONIAL BYWAYS *¥ CHAPTER VIII ALONG THE eastern SHORE IT was a wise friend who counselled us to begin our tour of the eastern Shore at ..."

5. The Uganda Protectorate: An Attempt to Give Some Description of the Physical by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1902)
"This cursory survey of the lands which were grouped under the Uganda Administration shall commence with the eastern Province* ; touch ..."

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