eastern
adjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈiː.stən//
- United States//ˈi.stɚn//
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
adjective
- 1
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
Another ANC splinter party, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK), led by former President Jacob Zuma appears to be on course to do well in KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern coastal province where Durban is located.
- 2
Blowing from the east; easterly.
- 3
Oriental.
Etymology
From Middle English esturne, esterne, from Old English ēasterne (“eastern”), from Proto-Germanic *austrōnijaz (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ro- (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn, east”). Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German ōstrōni (“eastern”), Old Norse austrœnn (“eastern”). Morphologically east + -ern.
Forms
- comparative
- more eastern
- superlative
- most eastern, easternmost
eastern · Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
Eastern · Of a region designated as the East by convention or from the…easy · Comfortable; at ease.Easy · radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter E.