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eastern | easternize |

As an adjective eastern

is of a region designated as the east by convention or from the perspective of the speaker or author.

As a verb easternize is

to make eastern in character.

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

    Anagrams

    * * * * English adjectives ending in -en

    easternize

    English

    Verb

    (easterniz)
  • To make eastern in character.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 14, author=Liesl Schillinger, title=Siberian Fields, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=It would suit me very well,” he tells her, “if, at this point, I could easternize your Western eyes, your Western heart.” }}

    Antonyms

    * westernize