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eastern
east·ern E0013300 (ē′stərn)adj.1. Situated in, toward, or facing the east.2. Coming from the east: eastern breezes.3. Native to or growing in the east.4. often Eastern Of, relating to, or characteristic of eastern regions or the East.5. Easterna. Of or relating to the Eastern Church.b. Of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
[Middle English estern, from Old English ēasterne; see aus- in Indo-European roots.]
east′ern·ness′ n.eastern (ˈiːstən) adj1. situated in or towards the east2. (Navigation) facing or moving towards the easteast•ern (ˈi stərn)
adj. 1. lying toward or situated in the east. 2. directed or proceeding toward the east. 3. coming from the east: an eastern wind. 4. (often cap.) of or pertaining to the East in the U.S. 5. (cap.) of or pertaining to the Eastern Church or to any of the churches constituting it. 6. (usu. cap.) of or pertaining to the East; Oriental. 7. (usu. cap.) (formerly) of or pertaining to the Soviet Union and its allies. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English ēasterne; akin to Old Saxon, Old High German ōstroni, Old Norse austroenn. See east, -ern] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | eastern - lying toward or situated in the east; "the eastern end of the island"east - situated in or facing or moving toward the east | | 2. | eastern - of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States; "the Eastern establishment"western - of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch" | | 3. | eastern - lying in or toward the east; "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities"easterlyeast - situated in or facing or moving toward the east | | 4. | eastern - relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world; "Eastern Europe"; "the Eastern religions"western - relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts; "the Western world"; "Western thought"; "Western thought" | | 5. | eastern - from the east; used especially of winds; "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly"easterlyeast - situated in or facing or moving toward the east |
Translationseast (iːst) noun1. the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction. The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England. 東方 东方2. (also E) one of the four main points of the compass. He took a direction 10 E of N / east of north. 東 东 adjective1. in the east. the east coast. 東方的 东方的2. from the direction of the east. an east wind. 東方來的 东方来的 adverb towards the east. The house faces east. 朝東的 朝东的ˈeasterly adjective1. (of a wind, breeze etc) coming from the east. an easterly wind. 來自東方的 来自东方的2. looking, lying etc towards the east. We are travelling in an easterly direction. 朝東方的 朝东方的ˈeastern adjective of the east or the East. an eastern custom. 東部的 东部的ˈeasternmost adjective being furthest east. the easternmost city in America. 最東的 最东的ˈeastward adjective towards the east. in an eastward direction. 向東的 向东的ˈeastward(s) adverb towards the east. They are travelling eastwards. 向東地 向东地the East the countries east of Europe. the Middle/Far East. 歐洲以東的國家 欧洲以东的国家eastern
eastern facing or moving towards the east MedicalSeeEASTeastern
Synonyms for easternadj lying toward or situated in the eastRelated Wordsadj of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United StatesAntonymsadj lying in or toward the eastSynonymsRelated Wordsadj relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the worldAntonymsadj from the eastSynonymsRelated Words |