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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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Arizona’s 6th Congressional District is anchored in eastern Tucson and its suburbs, sprawling north toward Phoenix, east to New Mexico and south all the way to the U.S.-Mexico border.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Compared with neighboring areas such as Iberia in south-western Europe or Athens in the eastern Mediterranean, archaeological evidence was often fragmentary.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Paris police prefecture tried to prevent demonstrators from marching between Bastille and Nation in eastern Paris, but a court overturned the ban.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The proposed Cardiff Parkway in the city's eastern St Mellons area would link passengers on the South Wales Metro network to north Wales, Bristol, Manchester and London.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

John Kikulski, a rousing speaker much beloved in the Polish community, was tasked with energizing the eastern Europeans.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield


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