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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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Sudan's military-led government has returned to the country's capital after nearly three years of operating from its wartime base in the eastern city of Port Sudan.

From BBC

Leave aside, for now, the attacks in the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the four decades following passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the eastern whale numbers grew steadily to 27,000 by 2016, a hopeful story of protection leading to restoration.

From Los Angeles Times

German online fashion retailer Zalando said Thursday that it would close a distribution centre in the eastern city of Erfurt and lay off 2,700 employees to restructure its European logistics network.

From Barron's

"But only six classrooms per shift. There is a large displacement camp next to the school - families from northern and eastern Gaza. Many children want to enrol. We simply cannot take them."

From BBC