eastern

English Thesaurus

1. from the east; used especially of winds (adj.all)

similar	:	east, east, east,
definition	:	situated in or facing or moving toward the east (adj.all)

2. relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world (adj.all)

similar	:	oriental,
definition	:	denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia (adj.all)

attribute	:	east, orient,
definition	:	the countries of Asia (noun.location)

3. of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States (adj.all)

similar	:	east-central,
definition	:	of a region of the United States generally including Kentucky, West Virginia (adj.all)

similar	:	mid-atlantic, middle atlantic,
definition	:	of a region of the United States generally including Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; and usually New York; Pennsylvania; New Jersey (adj.all)

similar	:	northeastern,
definition	:	of a region of the United States generally including the New England states; New York; and sometimes New Jersey and Pennsylvania (adj.all)

similar	:	southeastern,
definition	:	of a region of the United States generally including Alabama; Georgia; Florida; Tennessee; South Carolina; North Carolina (adj.all)

attribute	:	east, eastern united states,
definition	:	the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River (noun.location)

4. from the east; used especially of winds (adj.all)

derivation	:	east wind, easter, easterly,
definition	:	a wind from the east (noun.phenomenon)

5. relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world (adj.all)

antonym	:	western,
definition	:	relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts (adj.all)

6. of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States (adj.all)

antonym	:	western,
definition	:	of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River (adj.all)

7. from the east; used especially of winds (adj.all)

derivation	:	east wind, easter, easterly,
definition	:	a wind from the east (noun.phenomenon)

8. relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world (adj.all)

antonym	:	western,
definition	:	relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts (adj.all)

9. of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States (adj.all)

antonym	:	western,
definition	:	of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River (adj.all)