transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈē-stərn ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English estern, from Old English ēasterne; akin to Old High German ōstrōni eastern, Old English ēast 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 -ˌmōst adjective