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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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He is serving as head of the eastern region of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Heavy rains on Thursday sent a deluge of water flowing through some parts of the eastern state of Victoria, which is still battling 10 major bushfires.

From Barron's

The outage, which started around noon Eastern time Wednesday, affected wireless voice and data services for many customers, particularly in the eastern half of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

It recently announced a further $250 million in funding over the next three years to cover the cost of a new regional airport in eastern Greenland and a new deep-water port.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eight American servicemen died when a helicopter and EC-130 transport aircraft collided on the ground in Iran's eastern desert.

From BBC