Eastern

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Situated in, toward, or facing the east.
  • adj. Coming from the east: eastern breezes.
  • adj. Native to or growing in the east.
  • adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of eastern regions or the East.
  • adj. Of or relating to the Eastern Church.
  • adj. Of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east
  • adj. blowing from the east; easterly
  • adj. oriental
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental
  • adj. Going toward the east, or in the direction of east.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Situated toward the east or on the part toward the east: as, the eastern side of a town or church; the eastern shore of a bay.
  • Going toward the east, or in the direction of east: as, an eastern route.
  • Coming from the east; easterly.
  • Of or pertaining to the east; Oriental; being or occurring in the east: as, eastern countries; eastern manners; an eastern tour.
  • n. A person living in or belonging to the eastern part of a country or region; specifically, one belonging to one of the countries lying east of Europe; an Oriental.
  • n. [capitalized] A member of the orthodox Oriental or Greek Church: in contradistinction from a Latin or Western.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lying toward or situated in the east
  • adj. from the east; used especially of winds
  • adj. of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States
  • adj. relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world
  • adj. lying in or toward the east
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    western   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    oriental    eastwardly    eastward    east    eoan    auroral    aurorean    orient    easterly   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    northern    south    rocky    upper    inland    adjacent    distant    mountainous    Asiatic    continental