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Eastern vs Xiaolongbao - What's the difference?

eastern | xiaolongbao |

As an adjective eastern

is of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.

As a noun xiaolongbao is

a type of dumpling or steamed bun (baozi) associated with eastern China, particularly Nanxiang near Shanghai.

eastern

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
  • * 1948 , , North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States , J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
    • While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
  • (of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly.
  • (loosely) Oriental.

    • Derived terms

    * easternmost

    See also

    * northern * southern * western * northeastern * southeastern * southwestern * northwestern

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    xiaolongbao

    English

    (wikipedia xiaolongbao)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (label) A type of dumpling or steamed bun (baozi ) associated with eastern China, particularly Nanxiang near Shanghai.