eastern
Example Sentences
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Fujairah sits on the UAE's eastern coast, on the Gulf of Oman - rather than the Persian Gulf - and so vessels do not need to navigate the Strait of Hormuz to reach it.
From BBC
Most have focused on southern Lebanon, the eastern Bekaa Valley, and the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, known as the Dahieh - the heartlands of Hezbollah and of Lebanon's Shia Muslim community.
From BBC
And on Tuesday, a UK warship left port in southern England en route to the eastern Mediterranean to "bolster British defences in the region" after a drone attack on Britain's Akrotiri base in southern Cyprus.
From Barron's
The western part of Altadena received evacuation alerts hours after the eastern half.
From Los Angeles Times
Before the strikes on Iran began Feb. 28, the U.S. already had 12 warships in Centcom and an additional seven in the eastern Mediterranean, according to a Navy official.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
