Eastern — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lying toward or situated in the east

of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛndˈɔːɹsiː/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈiːstən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈiːstən/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛndˈɔːɹsiː/.

Examples

the eastern end of the island
the Eastern establishment
the east side of New York

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

easterly

Antonyms

western

Parts of Speech

adjective	lying toward or situated in the east “the eastern end of the island”
adjective	of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States “the Eastern establishment”
adjective	lying in or toward the east “the east side of New York”
adjective	relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world “Eastern Europe”
adjective	from the east; used especially of winds “an eastern wind”

Word Forms

easter

noun

a wind from the east

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

östlich

im Osten liegend oder gelegen

🇫🇷French

est

couché vers ou situé à l'est

🇪🇸Spanish

oriental

tendido hacia o situado en el este

🇮🇹Italian

orientale

sdraiato o situato a est

🇳🇱Dutch

oostelijk

liggend of gelegen in het oosten

🇵🇹Portuguese

oriental

deitado em direção ou situado no leste

🇷🇺Russian

восточный

лежащий или расположенный на востоке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूर्वी

पूर्व की ओर लेटा हुआ या स्थित

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্ব

শুয়ে থাকা বা পূর্ব দিকে অবস্থিত

🇮🇳Tamil

கிழக்கு

கிழக்கு நோக்கி அல்லது அமைந்துள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

తూర్పు

తూర్పు వైపు పడుకోవడం లేదా ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्वेकडील

पूर्वेकडे पडलेले किंवा वसलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વીય

પૂર્વ તરફ પડેલું અથવા આવેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವ

ಪೂರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ನೆಲೆಗೊಂಡಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കിഴക്ക്

നേരെ കിടക്കുന്നത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കിഴക്ക് സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਬੀ

ਪੂਰਬ ਵੱਲ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

مشرقی

مشرق کی طرف یا واقع ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

东

朝向或位于东方

🇯🇵Japanese

東部

東に向かって横たわっている、または東に位置している

🇰🇷Korean

동부

동쪽을 향하거나 동쪽에 위치함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phương đông

nằm về phía hoặc nằm ở phía đông

🇹🇭Thai

ตะวันออก

นอนหันหน้าไปทางทิศตะวันออกหรือทิศตะวันออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

timur

terletak ke arah atau terletak di sebelah timur

🇵🇭Filipino

silangan

nakahiga patungo o matatagpuan sa silangan

🇲🇾Malay

timur

terletak ke arah atau terletak di timur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شرقية

تقع نحو أو تقع في الشرق

🇮🇷Persian

شرقی

در سمت شرق قرار گرفته یا در شرق قرار دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

doğu

doğuya doğru uzanan veya doğuda yer alan

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִזְרָחִי

שוכב לכיוון מזרח או ממוקם במזרח

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