eastern

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From east + -ern

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈiːstə(r)n/ SAMPA: /"i:st@(r)n/
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  Rhymes: -iːstə(r)n

[edit] 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

[edit] Derived terms

• easternmost

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• northern
• southern
• western
• north-eastern
• south-eastern
• south-western
• north-western

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aeenrst
• earnest, Earnest
• estrane
• nearest
• sterane