Eastern

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eastern \East"ern\, a. [AS. e['a]stern.]
     1. Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern
        gate; Eastern countries.
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              Eastern churches first did Christ embrace.


                                                    --Stirling.
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     2. Going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an
        eastern voyage.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eastern
       adj 1: lying toward or situated in the east; "the eastern end of
              the island"
       2: of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United
          States; "the Eastern establishment" [ant: {western}]
       3: lying in or toward the east; "the east side of NY"; "eastern
          cities" [syn: {easterly}]
       4: relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of
          the world; "the Eastern Hemisphere"; "Eastern Europe";
          "the Eastern religions" [ant: {western}]
       5: from the east; used especially of winds; "an east wind";
          "the winds are easterly" [syn: {easterly}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Eastern, KY
    Zip code(s): 41622