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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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There were richly carved boxes which opened only under a full moon, and teapots that never grew cold, made from fire clay forged in the eastern islands.

From Literature

Those talks, which follow previous meetings last week, are expected to centre on key unresolved issues -- particularly territorial control over Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.

From Barron's

On Europe’s eastern flank, the Polish economy has been undergoing a quiet revolution as the continent’s heavyweights have faltered.

From The Wall Street Journal

Black coal mining has a tradition spanning over two centuries in the eastern Czech region of Ostrava, once known as the country's "steel heart".

From Barron's

These traits make you a good candidate for June Lake, the eastern Sierra town that lives most of its life in the shadow of bigger, busier Mammoth Lakes.

From Los Angeles Times