Eastern means coming from or associated with the people or countries of the East, such as India, China, or Japan. In many Eastern countries massage was and is a part of everyday life. see also Middle Eastern. adj. Adamawa Eastern languages Eastern Air Lines Inc. Eastern Hemisphere Eastern Indian bronze Eastern Orthodoxy Eastern rite church Eastern Catholic church Eastern Woodlands Indian Ghats Eastern and Western Tonghak Korean: Eastern Learning
lying toward or situated in the east; "the eastern end of the island" relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world; "the Eastern Hemisphere"; "Eastern Europe"; "the Eastern religions" of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States; "the Eastern establishment
from the east; used especially of winds; "an east wind"; "the winds are easterly"
easternmost
Hyphenation
east·ern·most
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Etymology
[ 'E-st&rn ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English estern, from Old English Easterne; akin to Old High German OstrOni eastern, Old English East east.