easternadj.
英 'iːst(ə)n | 美 'istɚn
中文adj. 东方的;朝东的;东洋的\nn. 东方人;(美国)东部地区的人
东方的;朝东的;东洋的
n. 东方人;(美国)东部地区的人
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eastern (adj.)Old English easterne "of the east, from the east; oriental; of the Eastern Orthodox Church; of the eastern part of the globe," from east + -erne, suffix denoting direction. Cognate with Old Saxon ostroni, Old High German ostroni, Old Norse austroenn. Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia so called from 1620s.
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