Eastern
WordNet
adjective
(1) From the east; used especially of winds
"An eastern wind"
"The winds are easterly"
(2) Lying in or toward the east
"The east side of New York"
"Eastern cities"
(3) Lying toward or situated in the east
"The eastern end of the island"
(4) Relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world
"Eastern Europe"
"The Eastern religions"
(5) Of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States
"The Eastern establishment"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- 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.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
- blowing from the east; easterly
- oriental