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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
voyage
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Eastern

E'ASTERN

,
Adj.
Oriental; being or dwelling in the east; as eastern kings; eastern countries; eastern nations.
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)

  1. Of a region designated as the East by convention or from the perspective of the speaker or author.
  2. Of the Christian churches originating in the church of the Eastern Roman Empire.
  3. Eastern Orthodox.

eastern

eastern

See also: Eastern

English

Adjective

eastern (comparative more eastern, superlative most eastern)

  1. 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.
  2. (of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly.
  3. (loosely) Oriental.

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