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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This year, though, storms and clouds are in the forecast that could obscure the view in the northern and eastern United States.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
North Beach links almost 15 miles of malls, warehouses and subdivisions, connecting the eastern edge of Riverside to Texas Highway 170.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
Pictured in January 2024, the soldier is splayed out in a makeshift field hospital in a winery near the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
North Beach links almost 15 miles of malls, warehouses and subdivisions, connecting the eastern edge of Riverside to Texas Highway 170.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
Pictured in January 2024, the soldier is splayed out in a makeshift field hospital in a winery near the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Eastern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastern. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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