eastern

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) east + (deprecated template usage) -ern

Pronunciation

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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. (deprecated template usage) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "of a wind" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. blowing from the east; easterly
  3. (deprecated template usage) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "loosely" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. oriental

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