Eastern

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈiːstÉ™(r)n/
• Rhymes: -iːstÉ™(r)n

Origin

From Middle English esterne, from Old English ēasterne ("eastern"), from Proto-Germanic *austrōnijaz ("eastern"), from Proto-Indo-European *austero- ("eastern"), from Proto-Indo-European *aus- ("to shine"). Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German ōstrōni ("eastern"), Old Norse austrœnn ("eastern"). More at east.

Full definition of eastern

Adjective

1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
• 1948, Carey McWilliams (journalist), 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

Anagrams

• earnest, Earnest
• estrane
• nearest
• sterane