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east·ern

(ē′stərn)

adj.

1. Situated in, toward, or facing the east.

2. Coming from the east: eastern breezes.

3. Native to or growing in the east.

4. often Eastern Of, relating to, or characteristic of eastern regions or the East.

5. Eastern

a. Of or relating to the Eastern Church.

b. Of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church.

[Middle English estern, from Old English ēasterne; see aus- in Indo-European roots.]

east′ern·ness′ n.

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eastern

(ˈiːstən)

adj

1. situated in or towards the east

2. (Navigation) facing or moving towards the east

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east•ern

(ˈi stərn)

adj.

1. lying toward or situated in the east.

2. directed or proceeding toward the east.

3. coming from the east: an eastern wind.

4. (often cap.) of or pertaining to the East in the U.S.

5. (cap.) of or pertaining to the Eastern Church or to any of the churches constituting it.

6. (usu. cap.) of or pertaining to the East; Oriental.

7. (usu. cap.) (formerly) of or pertaining to the Soviet Union and its allies.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English ēasterne; akin to Old Saxon, Old High German ōstroni, Old Norse austroenn. See east, -ern]

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Adj.	1.	eastern - lying toward or situated in the east; "the eastern end of the island" east - situated in or facing or moving toward the east
	2.	eastern - of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States; "the Eastern establishment" western - of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch"
	3.	eastern - lying in or toward the east; "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities" easterly east - situated in or facing or moving toward the east
	4.	eastern - relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world; "Eastern Europe"; "the Eastern religions" western - relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts; "the Western world"; "Western thought"; "Western thought"
	5.	eastern - from the east; used especially of winds; "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly" easterly east - situated in or facing or moving toward the east

Translations

شَرْقيشَرْقِيّ

východní

østlig

östlich

ανατολικός

oriental del este este

itäinen

oriental

istočan

austrænn; austurlenskur

orientale

東の

동쪽의

vzhoden

östra

เกี่ยวกับทิศตะวันออก

doğuDoğuya ait

phía đông

东方的东部的

eastern

[ˈiːstən]

A. ADJ → del este, oriental
the eastern part of the island → la parte oriental or la parte este de la isla
the eastern coast → la costa este or oriental
in eastern Spain → en el este or al este de España
eastern religions → religiones orientales

B. CPD the Eastern bloc N (Pol Hist) → el bloque del Este
Eastern Europe N → Europa f del Este, Europa f Oriental

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

eastern

[ˈiːstə^rn] adj

[shore] → de l'est, oriental(e)
the eastern part of the island → la partie est de l'île
eastern England → l'Est de l'Angleterre

Eastern Europe → l'Europe de l'Est
the Eastern bloc (formerly) → les pays mpl de l'Est

(= oriental) [country, culture] → oriental(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

eastern

adj → Ost-, östlich; attitude → orientalisch; the Eastern bloc (Hist) → der Ostblock (Hist) (neg!); Eastern Europe → Osteuropa nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

eastern

[ˈiːstən] adj → orientale, d'oriente
Eastern Europe → l'Europa orientale
the Eastern bloc (Pol) (formerly) → i Paesi mpl dell'Est
Eastern Standard Time (Am) fuso orario della costa orientale degli Stati Uniti

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

east

(iːst) noun

1. the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction. The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England.

2. (also E) one of the four main points of the compass. He took a direction 10 E of N / east of north.

adjective

1. in the east. the east coast.

2. from the direction of the east. an east wind.

adverb

towards the east. The house faces east.

ˈeasterly adjective

1. (of a wind, breeze etc) coming from the east. an easterly wind.

2. looking, lying etc towards the east. We are travelling in an easterly direction.

ˈeastern adjective

of the east or the East. an eastern custom.

ˈeasternmost adjective

being furthest east. the easternmost city in America.

ˈeastward adjective

towards the east. in an eastward direction.

ˈeastward(s) adverb

towards the east. They are travelling eastwards.

the East

the countries east of Europe. the Middle/Far East.

eastern

→ شَرْقِيّ východní østlig östlich ανατολικός oriental itäinen oriental istočan orientale 東の 동쪽의 oostelijk østlig wschodni oriental восточный östra เกี่ยวกับทิศตะวันออก doğu phía đông 东方的

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