eastern

adjconcerning the direction to the east

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adj concerning the direction to the east

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east

adjective. situated to the east

Word Origin & History

Old English easterne "of the east, from the east; oriental; of the Eastern Orthodox Church; of the eastern part of the globe," from east + -erne, suffix denoting direction. Cf. Old Saxon ostroni, Old High German ostroni, Old Norse austroenn. Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia so called from 1620s.

Example Sentences for eastern

But it was not only in Eastern Europe that his saving influence was felt.

We go into the court-yard through a vaulted archway on the eastern side.

Along the eastern front of these nations it was softened to "Zowie!"

He supposed he was ignorant, according to Eastern standards.

The Eastern end of the Cathedral does not impress the beholder.

An inhabitant of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, off the eastern coast of Africa.

She lifted it out, and the fragrance of an Eastern wood filled all the room.

The southern and the eastern windows of the turret chamber were open.

Genoese and Venetian traders came with their stores of Eastern goods.

But “time and patience,” says the Eastern proverb, “change the mulberry leaf to satin.”

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