Synonyms for eastern
ˈi stərneast·ern

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1. easternadjective

   lying toward or situated in the east

   "the eastern end of the island"

   Synonyms:
   easterly

   Antonyms:
   occidental, southwestern, western, northwestern, west, west-central, Hesperian, midwestern

2. easternadjective

   of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States

   "the Eastern establishment"

   Synonyms:
   easterly

   Antonyms:
   midwestern, northwestern, west, west-central, occidental, western, southwestern, Hesperian

3. easterly, easternadjective

   lying in or toward the east

   "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities"

   Synonyms:
   easterly

   Antonyms:
   northwestern, west, midwestern, west-central, western, southwestern, occidental, Hesperian

4. easternadjective

   relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world

   "Eastern Europe"; "the Eastern religions"

   Synonyms:
   easterly

   Antonyms:
   west, southwestern, west-central, Hesperian, western, occidental, northwestern, midwestern

5. easterly, easternadjective

   from the east; used especially of winds

   "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly"

   Synonyms:
   easterly

   Antonyms:
   western, west, occidental, west-central, midwestern, northwestern, southwestern, Hesperian

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1. easternadjective

   Synonyms:
   oriental, orient

2. easternadjective

   Synonyms:
   towards the east

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1. easternadjective

   Synonyms:
   oriental, orient, ortive

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1. List of paraphrases for "eastern":

   east, timor, oriental, orientale, tung, timorese, dongbu, leste, southeast, dongfang, sharqiya, eastward, south-east, couleuvre, al-sharqi

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1. Jake Bequette:

   I do n’t think we should be sending American troops into battle on the frontiers of Eastern Europe. We have enough problems domestically.

2. Prince Charles:

   The fact that significant portions of the Great Barrier Reef on Australia’s eastern coast have been severely degraded or lost over the last few years is both a tragedy and also, I would have thought, a very serious wakeup call.

3. Ted Scambos:

   It's a significant melt, july 27th saw most of the eastern half of Greenland from the northern tip all the way to the southern tip mostly melted, which is unusual.

4. John McCain:

   I welcome reports that the Air Force has decided to keep the A-10 aircraft flying through fiscal year 2017, ensuring our troops have the vital close air support they need for missions around the world. Today, the A-10 fleet is playing an indispensable role in the fight against ISIL in Iraq and assisting NATO's efforts to deter Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, with growing global chaos and turmoil on the rise, we simply cannot afford to prematurely retire the best close air support weapon in our arsenal without fielding a proper replacement.

5. Raymond Odierno:

   We have deterrent there and I think we're doing a good job with that, what we have do in the next several years is continue to increase that so the risk goes up for anybody who might consider operations in Eastern Europe.