eastern

CEFRB1

/ˈiː.stən/

adjective

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Located in or coming from the east.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Blowing from the east; easterly.

Examples

  • The city is on the eastern bank of the Hudson.

  • We lack an incentive for pursuing the eastern market.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.

More examples

In context

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Origin

adjective

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.