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
Recent Examples on the Web
Two types of cicadas are common in eastern U.S.: Annual and periodical cicadas.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
In addition to tornadoes, the storm system also brought several flash flood emergencies from eastern Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana and Tallahassee, Florida.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
The city pitched two square no-truck signs along the road about 400 feet from the campus’ eastern edge in an attempt to shield the school from truck traffic.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
The Guadalupe River is located on the eastern boundary of the development site.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
An eastern Missouri man who breached the Capitol in the early minutes of the Jan. 6 insurrection pleaded guilty Thursday to a single misdemeanor count.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The quake that hit the island’s rugged eastern coast, Taiwan’s strongest in 25 years, triggered deadly landslides in a scenic national park and caused several buildings to partially collapse.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
In 1968, during the Soviet Union’s repressive rule against religious groups, her grandfather, a Baptist pastor, was jailed for five years and then sent into exile in eastern Siberia.
—Constant Méheut Oksana Parafeniuk, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Shea, the La Crosse meteorologist, said the storm has stalled just to the east of Wisconsin and that could mean lingering snow and heavy winds to the eastern half of the state.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
In addition to tornadoes, the storm system also brought several flash flood emergencies from eastern Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana and Tallahassee, Florida.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
The city pitched two square no-truck signs along the road about 400 feet from the campus’ eastern edge in an attempt to shield the school from truck traffic.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
The Guadalupe River is located on the eastern boundary of the development site.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
An eastern Missouri man who breached the Capitol in the early minutes of the Jan. 6 insurrection pleaded guilty Thursday to a single misdemeanor count.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The quake that hit the island’s rugged eastern coast, Taiwan’s strongest in 25 years, triggered deadly landslides in a scenic national park and caused several buildings to partially collapse.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
In 1968, during the Soviet Union’s repressive rule against religious groups, her grandfather, a Baptist pastor, was jailed for five years and then sent into exile in eastern Siberia.
—Constant Méheut Oksana Parafeniuk, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Shea, the La Crosse meteorologist, said the storm has stalled just to the east of Wisconsin and that could mean lingering snow and heavy winds to the eastern half of the state.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Eastern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastern. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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