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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The second disturbance under watch is in the far eastern Atlantic, a tropical wave that recently rolled off the coast of Africa and looks to be getting slightly more organized.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Easterly winds to the south of the high sometimes have the ability to force tropical systems onto a westerly course that can take them from the eastern Atlantic to the Caribbean Sea or over the Gulf.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
This time, the moon will not get in the way until a few hours after midnight, rising as a crescent in the eastern sky as the peak comes to an end.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Saturn’s visible in the low eastern sky by 11 p.m. as August begins and by 9 p.m. by the end of the month.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Easterly winds to the south of the high sometimes have the ability to force tropical systems onto a westerly course that can take them from the eastern Atlantic to the Caribbean Sea or over the Gulf.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
This time, the moon will not get in the way until a few hours after midnight, rising as a crescent in the eastern sky as the peak comes to an end.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Saturn’s visible in the low eastern sky by 11 p.m. as August begins and by 9 p.m. by the end of the month.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Eastern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastern. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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