eastern
lying toward or situated in the east
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,942 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 44,812 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- lying toward or situated in the east the eastern end of the island
- of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States the Eastern establishment
- lying in or toward the east also: easterly the east side of New Yorkeastern cities
- relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world Eastern Europethe Eastern religions
- from the east; used especially of winds also: easterly an eastern windthe winds are easterly
eastern in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It is an Eastern wine, unknown to trade, and therefore untampered with.
A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel · Marie Corelli · Chapter 2
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An Eastern editor says that a man in New York got himself into trouble by marrying two wives.
The American Joe Miller · Robert [Compiler] Kempt · Chapter 1
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The Zebu is found not only in India, but in China, Eastern Africa, and the East India Islands.
An Alphabet of Quadrupeds · Anonymous · Chapter 1
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My mother, who weighed less than one hundred pounds, alone drove the pony team back across the plains to eastern Kansas.
A Mountain Boyhood · Joe Mills · Chapter 1
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Now the eastern star Shines from afar To light the poorest home; Hearts warmer grow, Gifts freely flow, For Christmas-tide has come.
The Louisa Alcott Reader · Louisa May Alcott · Chapter 1