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Eastern — may refer to:* The Eastern world ( i.e. , Asia) ** Eastern philosophy ** Eastern religion* Eastern Time Zone * Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline * Eastern AA, a football team in Hong Kong * Eastern bloc, during the Cold War * Eastern… … Wikipedia
Eastern — East ern, a. [AS. e[ a]stern.] 1. Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries. [1913 Webster] Eastern churches first did Christ embrace. Stirling. [1913 Webster] 2. Going toward the east, or in the direction … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eastern AA — Voller Name Eastern AA Football Team Ort Hong Kong … Deutsch Wikipedia
eastern — O.E. easterne of the east, from the east; oriental; of the Eastern Orthodox Church; of the eastern part of the globe, from EAST (Cf. east) + erne, suffix denoting direction. Cf. O.S. ostroni, O.H.G. ostroni, O.N. austroenn. Eastern Shore of… … Etymology dictionary
eastern — [ēs′tərn] adj. [ME esterne < OE easterne] 1. in, of, to, toward, or facing the east 2. from the east [an eastern wind] 3. [E ] a) of or characteristic of the East b) of the Eastern Church … English World dictionary
eastern — ► ADJECTIVE 1) situated in, directed towards, or facing the east. 2) (Eastern) coming from or characteristic of the regions to the east of Europe. DERIVATIVES easternmost adjective … English terms dictionary
Eastern — Bedeutende Vertreter des Eastern: Jackie Chan und Jet Li Der Begriff Eastern [iːstərn] (von eng.: eastern ‚östlich‘; rhetorische Analogie zum Filmgenre des Western: west … Deutsch Wikipedia
eastern — /ee steuhrn/, adj. 1. lying toward or situated in the east: the eastern half of the island. 2. directed or proceeding toward the east: an eastern route. 3. coming from the east: an eastern wind. 4. (often cap.) of or pertaining to the East in the … Universalium
Eastern AA — Infobox Football club clubname = Eastern fullname = Eastern Athletic Association founded = 1932 chairman = flagicon|Hong Kong Lam Kin Ming chrtitle = President manager = flagicon|Hong Kong Lee Kin Wo flagicon|Hong Kong Chan Hiu Ming flagicon|Hong … Wikipedia
Eastern Wu — Infobox Former Country native name = aut|吳 conventional long name = Wu common name = Wu national motto = continent = Asia region = Pacific country = China era = Three Kingdoms status = Empire government type = Monarchy year start = 222 year end … Wikipedia
eastern — [[t]i͟ːstə(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n Eastern means in or from the east of a region, state, or country. ...Eastern Europe. ...Pakistan s eastern city of Lahore. ...France s eastern border with Germany. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Eastern means coming from or… … English dictionary
