eastern
//ˈiː.stən//
Forms
- Comparative
- more eastern
- Superlative
- most eastern
Definitions
1.Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
- 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.
- Japan is in eastern Asia.
3.Oriental.
- Japan is in eastern Asia.
4.Of a region designated as the East by convention or from the perspective of the speaker or author.
- Japan is in eastern Asia.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1950
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English esturne, esterne, from Old English ēasterne (“eastern”), from Proto-Germanic *austrōnijaz (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ro- (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn, east”). Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German ōstrōni (“eastern”), Old Norse austrœnn (“eastern”).