eastern — English Dictionary

Adjective

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

   Examples

   More examples (3)

   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.

   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

   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.

2. Blowing from the east; easterly.

   Usage

   • of a wind

3. Oriental.

   Usage

   • broadly

Adjective

1. lying toward or situated in the east

   Examples

   the eastern end of the island

2. of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States

   Antonyms

   western

   Examples

   the Eastern establishment

3. lying in or toward the east

   Synonyms

   easterly

   Examples

   the east side of New York

   eastern cities

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

   Antonyms

   western

   Examples

   Eastern Europe

   the Eastern religions

5. from the east; used especially of winds

   Synonyms

   easterly

   Examples

   an eastern wind

   the winds are easterly