eastern

[ ee-stern ]
/ ˈi stərn /

adjective

Origin of eastern

before 1000; Middle English esterne, Old English ēasterne; akin to Old Norse austroenn, Old High German ōstrōni. See east, -ern

OTHER WORDS FROM eastern

non·east·ern, adjective pro-East·ern, adjective un·east·ern, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for eastern

eastern
/ (ˈiːstən) /

adjective

situated in or towards the east
facing or moving towards the east