Eastern

Eastern
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Concerning the direction to the east]
Syn. Easterly, eastward, on the east side of; see east 1 .
2. [Concerning the Eastern part of the United States]
Syn. East, Atlantic, East Coast, Atlantic Seaboard, NorthEastern, SouthEastern, Allegheny, Appalachian, New England, Middle Atlantic, South Atlantic, down East.
3. [Concerning the Near East or Middle East]
Syn. Southwest Asian, Levantine, Egyptian, of the Holy Land, Arabic, Hellenic, Hebraic, Israeli, Palestinian, in Asia Minor; see also ancient 2 .
4. [Concerning the Far East]
Syn. Far Eastern, East Asian, Asian; see Asian 1 , 2 .

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