1
capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated East
2
capitalized
a
: of, relating to, or being the Christian churches originating in the church of the Eastern Roman Empire
b
3
a
: lying toward the east
b
: coming from the east
an eastern wind
Examples of eastern in a Sentence
They live in the eastern part of the state.
the eastern shore of the river
Recent Examples on the Web
It is expected to become a tropical depression or tropical storm this weekend while several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands, the chain of islands in the far eastern Caribbean.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024
The weather service also predicted more than two dozen points of major flooding in southern Minnesota, eastern South Dakota and northern Iowa, and flood warnings are expected to continue into the week.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 June 2024
The weather service also predicted more than two dozen points of major flooding in southern Minnesota, eastern South Dakota and northern Iowa.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Dave Collins, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2024
This spring, hundreds of cities in the eastern half of the US experienced one of their 10 hottest Mays on record in what was another sign of a changing climate: dangerous heat seeping into typically cooler seasons.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 25 June 2024
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024
The weather service also predicted more than two dozen points of major flooding in southern Minnesota, eastern South Dakota and northern Iowa, and flood warnings are expected to continue into the week.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 June 2024
The weather service also predicted more than two dozen points of major flooding in southern Minnesota, eastern South Dakota and northern Iowa.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Dave Collins, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2024
This spring, hundreds of cities in the eastern half of the US experienced one of their 10 hottest Mays on record in what was another sign of a changing climate: dangerous heat seeping into typically cooler seasons.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 25 June 2024
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“Eastern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastern. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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