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eastern definition

east·ern (ēs′tərn)

adjective

  1. in, of, to, toward, or facing the east
  2. from the east an eastern wind
    1. of or characteristic of the East
    2. of the Eastern Church

Etymology: ME esterne < OE easterne

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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