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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Severe storms and tornadoes are also possible across eastern Louisiana, western Georgia, central Tennessee and the western Florida Panhandle.
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Sean Murphy and Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
On Saturday into Saturday night, the greatest threat will shift eastward into south-central Tennessee, much of Alabama and Mississippi, eastern Louisiana and far northwestern Georgia.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The tanks equipped a single battalion in the elite 47th Mechanized Brigade, whose battalions have fought practically non-stop in southern and eastern Ukraine for nearly two years.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Twenty people have been charged in connection with the deaths of three inmates who were killed in a maximum-security prison brawl in eastern Nevada last year, prosecutors said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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Sean Murphy and Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
On Saturday into Saturday night, the greatest threat will shift eastward into south-central Tennessee, much of Alabama and Mississippi, eastern Louisiana and far northwestern Georgia.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The tanks equipped a single battalion in the elite 47th Mechanized Brigade, whose battalions have fought practically non-stop in southern and eastern Ukraine for nearly two years.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Twenty people have been charged in connection with the deaths of three inmates who were killed in a maximum-security prison brawl in eastern Nevada last year, prosecutors said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Eastern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastern. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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