Eastern

  • 21eastern — east, eastern, easterly adjectives. What is said here applies equally to north, south, and west, and their corresponding forms. East denotes physical position (on the east side of town) and is spelt with a capital initial (East) when forming part …

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  • 22Eastern — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerning the direction to the east] Syn. Easterly, eastward, on the east side of; see east 1 . 2. [Concerning the Eastern part of the United States] Syn. East, Atlantic, East Coast, Atlantic Seaboard, NorthEastern,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 23eastern */*/*/ — UK [ˈiːstə(r)n] / US [ˈɪstərn] adjective in or from the east of a country or place eastern Arizona along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean …

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  • 24eastern*/*/ — [ˈiːst(ə)n] adj in the east of a place eastern France[/ex] the eastern shore of the Mediterranean[/ex] …

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  • 25eastern — east•ern [[t]ˈi stərn[/t]] adj. 1) lying toward or situated in the east 2) navig. directed or proceeding toward the east 3) navig. coming from the east: an eastern wind[/ex] 4) (often cap.) of or pertaining to the East in the U.S 5) rel (cap.) of …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26eastern —   Hikina, lā hiki, na e.    ♦ Eastern Hemisphere. Ao ao Hikina.    ♦ Eastern sun, lā hiki …

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  • 27eastern — adjective /ˈiːstə(r)n/ a) Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east 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… …

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  • 28eastern — adj. Eastern is used with these nouns: ↑bloc, ↑coast, ↑cookery, ↑country, ↑county, ↑fringe, ↑front, ↑frontier, ↑philosopher, ↑philosophy, ↑religion, ↑ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 29eastern — adjective 1》 situated in, directed towards, or facing the east. 2》 (usu. Eastern) coming from or characteristic of the regions to the east of Europe. Derivatives easternmost adjective …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30Eastern Towhee — A male in Massachusetts, USA Conservation status …

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