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eastern

east.ern \'e--st*rn\ \-.mo-st\ aj [ME estern, fr. OE e-asterne; akin to OHG 
   o-stro-ni]eastern, OE e-ast east often cap  1: of, relating to, or 
   characteristic of a region usu. designated East  cap  2a: of, relating, to 
   or being the Christian churches originating in the ch urch of the Eastern 
   Roman Empire 2b: Eastern Orthodox  3a: lying toward the east  3b: coming 
   from the east  - east.ern.most aj