Eastern Meaning
/ˈiː.stən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
adjBlowing from the east; easterly.
Sentence Examples
We lack an incentive for pursuing the eastern market.
The city is on the eastern bank of the Hudson.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ province is known for its lush forests and rivers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We lack an incentive for pursuing the ____ market.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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"
— 2015, Shane R. Reeves, David Wallace, “The Combatant Status of the “Little Green Men” and Other Participants in the Ukraine Conflict”, in International Law Studies, US Naval War College, volume 91, number 361, Stockton Center for the Study of International Law, page 393:
"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."
— 2024 May 30, Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, “First results in South Africa’s election suggest it is heading for biggest political shift since apartheid”, in CNN:
"The noble steamer Atlantic, after a most favorable passage of twelve days, carried our friends safely to the desired port of Liverpool. As Natalie stood once again upon terra firma, she could hardly credit that over three thousand miles of ocean separated her from her home,—that the same waves which washed the shores of her cherished island, broke upon the shores of this Eastern world."
— 1859, Ferna Vale, Natalie; or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ province is known for its lush forests and rivers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We lack an incentive for pursuing the ____ market.