different between eastern vs eastward

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)

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. (of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly.
3. (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

English

Etymology

From Middle English estward, from Old English ?astweard, ?asteweard; equivalent to east +? -ward.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?istw?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?i?stw?d/
• Hyphenation: east?ward

Noun

eastward (uncountable)

1. The direction or area lying to the east.

Adjective

eastward (comparative more eastward, superlative most eastward)

1. Situated or directed towards the east.

Adverb

eastward (comparative more eastward, superlative most eastward)

1. Towards the east.

Derived terms

• eastwardly
• eastwards

Translations

Anagrams

• awardest, radwaste