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Meaning of eastern

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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 New York";
         "eastern cities" [syn: {easterly}, {eastern}]
      4: relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of
         the world; "Eastern Europe"; "the Eastern religions" [ant:
         {western}]
      5: from the east; used especially of winds; "an eastern wind";
         "the winds are easterly" [syn: {easterly}, {eastern}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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