Definition of eastern

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Eastern (a.) Going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an eastern voyage..

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Sea Trout :: Sea trout () Any one of several species of true trouts which descend rivers and enter the sea after spawning, as the European bull trout and salmon trout, and the eastern American spotted trout..
Northeastern :: Northeastern (a.) Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly.
Buffalo :: Buffalo (n.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (B. bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers..
Saiga :: Saiga (n.) An antelope (Saiga Tartarica) native of the plains of Siberia and Eastern Russia. The male has erect annulated horns, and tufts of long hair beneath the eyes and ears..
Finns :: Finns (n. pl.) A branch of the Mongolian race, inhabiting Northern and Eastern Europe, including the Magyars, Bulgarians, Permians, Lapps, and Finlanders..
Speck :: Speck (n.) A small etheostomoid fish (Ulocentra stigmaea) common in the Eastern United States.
Diadem :: Diadem (n.) Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general..
Pelusiac :: Pelusiac (a.) Of or pertaining to Pelusium, an ancient city of Egypt; as, the Pelusiac (or former eastern) outlet of the Nile..
Eastern :: Eastern (a.) Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries..
Melchite :: Melchite (n.) One of a sect, chiefly in Syria and Egypt, which acknowledges the authority of the pope, but adheres to the liturgy and ceremonies of the Eastern Church..
Bluestone :: Bluestone (n.) A grayish blue building stone, as that commonly used in the eastern United States..
Sophora :: Sophora (n.) A tree (Sophora Japonica) of Eastern Asia, resembling the common locust; occasionally planted in the United States..
Ortive :: Ortive (a.) Of or relating to the time or act of rising; eastern; as, the ortive amplitude of a planet..
Sucker :: Sucker (n.) Any one of numerous species of North American fresh-water cyprinoid fishes of the family Catostomidae; so called because the lips are protrusile. The flesh is coarse, and they are of little value as food. The most common species of the Eastern United States are the northern sucker (Catostomus Commersoni), the white sucker (C. teres), the hog sucker (C. nigricans), and the chub, or sweet sucker (Erimyzon sucetta). Some of the large Western species are called buffalo fish, red horse, b
Buddhism :: Buddhism (n.) The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, the awakened or enlightened, in the sixth century b. c., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. Buddha's teaching is believed to have been atheistic; yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality. It presents release from existence (a beatific enfranchisement, Nirvana) as the greatest
Easternmost :: Easternmost (a.) Most eastern.
Anamese :: Anamese (a.) Of or pertaining to Anam, to southeastern Asia..
Chick-pea :: Chick-pea (n.) Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts..
East-insular :: East-insular (a.) Relating to the Eastern Islands; East Indian.
Levant :: Levant (a.) Eastern.
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