eastern

Meaning

1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
2. Blowing from the east; easterly.
3. (broadly) Oriental.

Synonyms

easterly

east

oriental

eastward

Oriental

in the east

orient

from the east

easterner

to the east

Levantine

pre

asian

Far Eastern

relating to the east

Eastern

Translations

oriental

östlich

oriental

orientale

oriental

oostelijk

ανατολικός

oosters

oriental

de l’est

شرقي

orientalis

oosten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈiː.stən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: esturne

Inherited from Old English: ēasterne

Cognate with Old Saxon: -

Cognate with Old High German: ōstrōni

Cognate with Old Norse: austrœnn

In summary

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.

Sentences

It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean .

The Edinburgh Road passes through its eastern third .