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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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The critically endangered animals were found Tuesday by rangers patrolling in the Balasore district of India's eastern Odisha state.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

These neighbouring cities are the biggest still under full Ukrainian control in the eastern Donbas region.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Some patients are in areas of eastern Congo controlled by the M23 rebel group and are unreachable for government personnel.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Check out: Tioga Road, which connects the park’s high country to Interstate 395 and the eastern Sierra, closes with the first heavy snowfall, usually in November.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

They got on transport planes for a night flight to Puerto Cabezas, on the eastern coast of Nicaragua, the jumping-off point for the Bay of Pigs invasion.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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