adj.
Pronunciation: ' ē -st ə rn
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English estern, from Old English ē asterne; akin to Old High German ō str ō ni eastern, Old English ē ast east
Date: before 12th century
1 capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated East
2 capitalized a : of, relating to, or being the Christian churches originating in the church of the Eastern Roman Empire b : EASTERN ORTHODOX
3 a : lying toward the east b : coming from the east <an eastern wind>
– east · ern · most \ - ˌ m ō st \ adjective