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eastern en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈi.stɚn/ (US)
• /ˈiː.stən/ (UK)
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Etymology

From Middle English esturne, esterne, from Old English ēasterne (“eastern”), from Proto-Germanic *austrōnijaz (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ro- (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn, east”). Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German ōstrōni (“eastern”), Old Norse austrœnn (“eastern”). Morphologically east + -ern.

Meanings

1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
   • Another ANC splinter party, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK), led by former President Jacob Zuma appears to be on course to do well in KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern coastal province where Durban is located. 2024 May 30, Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, “First results in South Africa’s election suggest it is heading for biggest political shift since apartheid”, in CNN:
   • The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶ 2015, Shane R. Reeves, David Wallace, “The Combatant Status of the “Little Green Men” and Other Participants in the Ukraine Conflict”, in International Law Studies, US Naval War College, volume 91, number 361, Stockton Center for the Study of International Law, page 393:
   • 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. 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25:
2. (of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly.
3. (broadly) Oriental.

Forms

Deriveds

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Relateds

northern · northeastern · southeastern · southwestern · southern · northwestern · western

Synonyms

eoan

Translations (118)

es esteño (related to the east) · cs východní (related to the east) · da østre (related to the east) · hi पूर्वीय (blowing from the east) · pa ਪੂਰਬੀ (related to the east) · fi itä- (related to the east) · da østlig (related to the east) · izh itäin (related to the east) · sh ѝсточнӣ (related to the east) · ur مَشْرِقی (related to the east) · my အရှေ့ (related to the east) · hi पूरबी (related to the east) · es oriental (related to the east) · hi पूर्वी (blowing from the east) · sv ostlig (blowing from the east) · ca oriental (related to the east) · cy dwyreiniol (related to the east) · pl wschodni (related to the east) · hu keleti (related to the east) · gd sear (related to the east) · ro estic (related to the east) · ru восто́чный (blowing from the east) · ka აღმოსავლეთიდან (blowing from the east) · lo ຕາເວັນອອກ (related to the east) · ka აღმოსავლეთისა (related to the east) · hy արևելյան (blowing from the east) · mk источен (related to the east) · gl soán (blowing from the east) · la orientalis (related to the east) · ro oriental (related to the east) · ro răsăritean (related to the east) · ro de est (related to the east) · oc oriental (related to the east) · ota شرقی (related to the east) · ar شَرْقِيّ (related to the east) · cmn 東的 /东的 (related to the east) · az şərq (related to the east) · ja 東方の (related to the east) · acw شَرْقي (related to the east) · ru восто́чный (related to the east) · ko 동의 (related to the east) · ps شرقي (related to the east) · bn পূর্ব (related to the east) · ml കിഴക്കൻ (related to the east) · grc ἀνατολικός (related to the east) · pl wschodni (blowing from the east) · de östlich (related to the east) · it orientale (related to the east) · tk gündogar (related to the east) · cmn 東方的 /东方的 (related to the east) · hi पूरबी (blowing from the east) · fr oriental (related to the east) · lv austrumu (related to the east) · kk шығыс (related to the east) · bg и́зточен (related to the east) · he מִזְרָחִי (related to the east) · ky чыгыштык (related to the east) · pt do leste (related to the east) · cs východní (blowing from the east) · or ପୂର୍ବୀୟ (related to the east) · ka აღმოსავლეთის (related to the east) · nb østlig (related to the east) · yi מיזרחדיק (related to the east) · uz sharqiy (related to the east) · hy արևելյան (related to the east) · ka აღმოსავლეთის (blowing from the east) · pt oriental (related to the east) · el ανατολικός (related to the east) · fi itä- (blowing from the east) · ja 東の (related to the east) · arz شرقي (related to the east) · lt rytų (related to the east) · vi đông (related to the east) · be ўсхо́дні (related to the east) · de Ost- (related to the east) · ur شَرْقی (related to the east) · nb østre (related to the east) · az şərqi (related to the east) · fa-ira شَرْقی (related to the east) · sh ìstočnī (related to the east) · pt leste (blowing from the east) · ca llevant (blowing from the east) · ko 동쪽의 (related to the east) · et idamaine (related to the east) · hsb wuchodny (related to the east) · nn austre (related to the east) · egy iAb-b-y:D41 (related to the east) · tg шарқӣ (related to the east) · sv östra (related to the east) · sq lindor (related to the east) · hi पूर्वीय (related to the east) · fi itäinen (related to the east) · uk схі́дний (related to the east) · tt көнчыгыш (related to the east) · is austur (related to the east) · sl vzhoden (related to the east) · sv östlig (related to the east) · sk východný (related to the east) · nl oostelijk (related to the east) · bg и́зточен (blowing from the east) · lt rytinis (related to the east) · kmr rojhilatî (related to the east) · sh ѝсточнӣ (blowing from the east) · th ตะวันออก (related to the east) · da østlig (blowing from the east) · tr doğu (related to the east) · be усхо́дні (related to the east) · ky чыгыш (related to the east) · gd an ear (related to the east) · ka აღმოსავლური (related to the east) · km ខាងកើត (related to the east) · eo orienta (related to the east) · ug شەرقىي (related to the east) · sh ìstočnī (blowing from the east) · et ida- (related to the east) · fa-ira مَشْرِقی (related to the east) · hi पूर्वी (related to the east) · fi itäinen (blowing from the east)