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eastern
English
Etymology
From Middle English esturne, esterne, from Old English ?asterne (“eastern”), from Proto-Germanic *austr?nijaz (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?ews-ro- (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?ews- (“dawn, east”). Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German ?str?ni (“eastern”), Old Norse austrœnn (“eastern”). More at east.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?i?st?n/
- Rhymes: -i?st?(r)n
Adjective
eastern (comparative more eastern, superlative most eastern)
- 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,
- (of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly.
- (loosely) Oriental.
Derived terms
- easternmost
- Eastern Norway
Translations
See also
- northern
- southern
- western
- northeastern
- southeastern
- southwestern
- northwestern
Anagrams
- Earnest, Saetern, Tareens, earnest, estrane, nearest, renates, sterane
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easterner
English
Etymology
eastern +? -er
Noun
easterner (plural easterners)
- A native or inhabitant of the east of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the eastern United States.
Translations
See also
- northerner
- southerner
- westerner
Anagrams
- earnester
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