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eastern

adjective as in concerning the direction to the east

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Originating in the KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa, on the Eastern Cape, the bird of paradise found its way to the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino sometime before 1932, when the institution’s record-keeping began, explains Kathy Musial, senior curator of living collections.

In recent years, Los Angeles has been importing nearly 90% of its water, drawing on supplies from the Eastern Sierra, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and the Colorado River.

Eastern teachers who have taught in the U.S. have recognized that in the West people generally don’t feel good enough about themselves.

From Salon

More than 220 people died in this eastern coastal area at the end of October, and the town of Paiporta was hit hardest with the loss of 60 lives.

From BBC

Red pandas are native to the eastern Himalayas and south western China but have become an endangered species, mainly due to habitat loss, human interference and poaching.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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