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easternmost, a.|ˈiːstənməst, -məʊst|
[f. eastern a. + -most; cf. eastermost, eastmost.]
Situated farthest to the east; also (nonce-use), of a character most essentially oriental.
1830Lyell Princ. Geol. (1875) II. iii. xli. 418 The species are most numerous in the Easternmost islands. 1859Smiles Stephenson 51 The railway..crosses this road close by the easternmost end of the cottage. 1861Stanley East. Ch. i. (1869) 5 Easternmost of all the Eastern Churches, easternmost in thought and custom always, and easternmost in situation also. 1884Law Rep. XIII. Queen's B. 675 The defendants' colliery is the easternmost in the group. |