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Webster 1913 Edition
Eastern
East′ern
,Adj.
[AS.
eástern
.] 1.
Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental;
as, an
eastern
gate; Eastern
countries.Eastern
churches first did Christ embrace. Stirling.
2.
Going toward the east, or in the direction of east;
as, an
. eastern
voyageWebster 1828 Edition
Eastern
E'ASTERN
,Adj.
1.
Situated towards the east; on the east part; as the eastern side of a town or church; the eastern gate.2.
Going towards the east,or in the direction of east; as an eastern voyage.Definition 2024
Eastern
Eastern
See also: eastern
English
Adjective
Eastern (comparative more Eastern, superlative most Eastern)
- Of a region designated as the East by convention or from the perspective of the speaker or author.
- Of the Christian churches originating in the church of the Eastern Roman Empire.
- Eastern Orthodox.
eastern
eastern
See also: Eastern
English
Adjective
eastern (comparative more eastern, superlative most eastern)
- Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
- 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.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
- (of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly.
- (loosely) Oriental.
Derived terms
Translations
blowing from the east