Definitions for Eastern
ˈi stərnEastern

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. eastern(adj)

   lying toward or situated in the east

   "the eastern end of the island"

2. eastern(adj)

   of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States

   "the Eastern establishment"

3. easterly, eastern(adj)

   lying in or toward the east

   "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities"

4. eastern(adj)

   relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world

   "Eastern Europe"; "the Eastern religions"

5. easterly, eastern(adj)

   from the east; used especially of winds

   "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. eastern(Adjective)

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

   Etymology: From esterne, from easterne, from austrōnjaz, from austero-, from aus-. Cognate with and ostroni, austroenn. More at east.

2. eastern(Adjective)

   blowing from the east; easterly

   Etymology: From esterne, from easterne, from austrōnjaz, from austero-, from aus-. Cognate with and ostroni, austroenn. More at east.

3. eastern(Adjective)

   oriental

   Etymology: From esterne, from easterne, from austrōnjaz, from austero-, from aus-. Cognate with and ostroni, austroenn. More at east.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Eastern(adj)

   situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries

   Etymology: [AS. estern.]

2. Eastern(adj)

   going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an eastern voyage

   Etymology: [AS. estern.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. eastern

   Relating to the direction east.

   The eastern winds were gentle and moderate.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Eastern' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1721

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Eastern' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3341

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Eastern' in Adjectives Frequency: #226

Anagrams for Eastern »

1. earnest, Earnest

2. sterane

3. nearest

4. estrane

5. Earnest

How to pronounce Eastern?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eastern in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eastern in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Eastern in a Sentence

1. The National Weather Service:

   Currently there are 21 million under a flood watch or warning from eastern Oklahoma up into Indiana. many of the rivers in these states have crested or (are) nearing crest and remain in moderate or major flood category. Many roads across this region are closed because of the flooding.

2. Rwandan Justice Minister Johnston Bussingye:

   It is a good step but it is a very small step. A big step is when the world realizes that this group in eastern DRC needs to be eliminated.

3. Steffen Kroehnert:

   The deficit of women in eastern Germany is unprecedented in Europe. Even in regions around the Arctic circle in the north of Sweden and Finland - areas which are particularly suffering from a flight of young women from the countryside - numbers do not even touch those of eastern Germany.

4. Prince Charles:

   The fact that significant portions of the Great Barrier Reef on Australia’s eastern coast have been severely degraded or lost over the last few years is both a tragedy and also, I would have thought, a very serious wakeup call.

5. Jeff Sessions:

   Zach Terwilliger has a strong record that any prosecutor would be proud of, he rose through the ranks in the Eastern District of Virginia, from summer intern to Assistant United States Attorney.

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