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
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The polar vortex, combined with a southward shift in the jet stream and a high-pressure ridge near Alaska, has caused Arctic air to blanket the eastern United States.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Another tract, also a rough rectangle, extends just beyond Highland Avenue on the western edge, appears to have the Fox River as the eastern edge, generally stops at West Galena Boulevard on the southern edge and has Illinois Avenue as the northern edge.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
The state's latest drought advisory, released Friday, reported 11 counties in eastern North Carolina experiencing severe drought conditions.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
In North Carolina, where eastern coastal communities received as much as six inches of snow, the State Department of Transportation deployed more than 1,300 trucks to clean roads.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Another tract, also a rough rectangle, extends just beyond Highland Avenue on the western edge, appears to have the Fox River as the eastern edge, generally stops at West Galena Boulevard on the southern edge and has Illinois Avenue as the northern edge.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
The state's latest drought advisory, released Friday, reported 11 counties in eastern North Carolina experiencing severe drought conditions.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
In North Carolina, where eastern coastal communities received as much as six inches of snow, the State Department of Transportation deployed more than 1,300 trucks to clean roads.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Eastern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastern. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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