What does eastern mean?
Eastern means Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east..
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/ˈiː.stən/ · adjective
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east..
While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
Another ANC splinter party, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK), led by former President Jacob Zuma appears to be on course to do well in KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern coastal province where Durban is located.
Use eastern when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Eastern means Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east..
Common synonyms include eoan, northeastern, southeastern, middle atlantic.
Possible antonyms include western.
While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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