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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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Higher winter temperatures in eastern Canada and the north-east USA can mean precipitation that might normally fall as snow gives rain instead.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Efforts to encircle Ukraine’s defensive bastions in the eastern Donetsk region failed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

To investigate the relationship, researchers analyzed information from 2,546 men between the ages of 42 and 60 who lived in eastern Finland.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

On the eastern end of Raman’s district, Debra Matlock, president of the Los Feliz Improvement Assn., said she too believes that a special election should be held.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, in the Caribbean, while the more prosperous Dominican Republic, once ruled by Spain, governs the eastern two-thirds.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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