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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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That means it will be cool and wet across the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. this summer, but heat and drought will expand in the far west and California, increasing the risk of wildfires.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

But in late March 2026 - after one of the wettest winters since 1836 - the Environment Agency confirmed that eastern England the last region still in 'recovery' to 'normal' conditions.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Living in the eastern United States between 83 million and 76 million years ago, Deinosuchus schwimmeri was a school-bus-sized relative of modern alligators that preyed on dinosaurs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The roughly 1,000-mile-long pipeline began operations in 1950, connecting oilfields of eastern Saudi Arabia to the port of Sidon in Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

This state of excitement kept on for some little time; and at last we saw before us the Pass opening out on the eastern side.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker