eastern

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Thân thiện

An eastern wind blows gently across the field.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Located in, toward, or facing the east: Describing a position or direction relative to the east.
   • Coming from the east: Especially used to describe winds originating from the east.
   • Of, relating to, or characteristic of the east or eastern regions: Pertaining to the culture, geography, or characteristics of areas in the east, often used for parts of a country (e.g., the eastern United States) or the world (e.g., Eastern Europe, Eastern religions).

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The sun rises over the eastern horizon.
  • An eastern wind brought cooler air from the ocean.
  • She studies Eastern philosophy and meditation practices.
  • We visited the eastern coast of the island.

Advanced Usage

• "easternmost": Farthest to the east.
  • The easternmost point of the country is a popular tourist destination.
• In geopolitical or cultural contexts, "Eastern" (often capitalized) can refer to broad regions.
  • The conference focused on relations between Western and Eastern nations.

Variants and Related Words

• easterly (adjective/adverb): Located in or coming from the east.
  • The storm is moving in an easterly direction.
• eastward (adjective/adverb): Toward the east.
  • They began their eastward journey at dawn.
• Easterner (noun): A person who is from the eastern part of a country or region.
  • As an Easterner, he was unaccustomed to the desert climate.

Synonyms

• oriental (historical/geographical, can be outdated or offensive in some contexts; "eastern" is preferred).
• eastward.
• easterly.

Related Phrases

• Eastern bloc: (Historical) The group of communist states of Eastern and Central Europe during the Cold War.
• Eastern time (ET): A time zone in North America.
  • The show airs at 8 PM Eastern Time.
• Eastern Orthodox Church: One of the three main branches of Christianity.

Related Idioms

• Eastern promise: A phrase sometimes used in marketing to suggest an exotic, mysterious, or alluring quality associated with the East.
  • The perfume was advertised with a sense of Eastern promise.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. from the east; used especially of winds
   • an eastern wind
   • the winds are easterly
2. relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world
   • Eastern Europe
   • the Eastern religions
3. lying in or toward the east
   • the east side of New York
   • eastern cities
4. of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States
   • the Eastern establishment
5. lying toward or situated in the east
   • the eastern end of the island

Từ đồng nghĩa

• easterly