Eastern
adjective
Located towards, or related to the direction where the sun rises.
Japan is known as 'The Eastern Land' because it is located to the far east of the mainland Asia
Often appears as...
- eastern europe
- eastern asia
adjective
Of or relating to the regions or countries lying to the east of a particular location.
Eastern dishes are often spicy and flavorful
Often appears as...
- eastern culture
- eastern food
adjective
Located towards, or related to the direction where the sun rises.
Japan is known as 'The Eastern Land' because it is located to the far east of the mainland Asia
Often appears as...
- eastern europe
- eastern asia
adjective
Of or relating to the regions or countries lying to the east of a particular location.
Eastern dishes are often spicy and flavorful
Often appears as...
- eastern culture
- eastern food
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Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Context
Use 'eastern' to describe areas relative to larger regions; it's not precise for exact locations.
The Sahara Desert covers much of eastern Africa.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
'Eastern' can metaphorically imply traditions or philosophy from Asia and the Middle East.
The eastern approach to medicine emphasizes holistic wellness.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Association
Using 'eastern' may invoke images or stereotypes about Eastern countries, use thoughtfully.
Eastern music often features unique instruments like the sitar.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Context
Use 'eastern' to describe areas relative to larger regions; it's not precise for exact locations.
The Sahara Desert covers much of eastern Africa.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
'Eastern' can metaphorically imply traditions or philosophy from Asia and the Middle East.
The eastern approach to medicine emphasizes holistic wellness.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Association
Using 'eastern' may invoke images or stereotypes about Eastern countries, use thoughtfully.
Eastern music often features unique instruments like the sitar.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Context
Use 'eastern' to describe areas relative to larger regions; it's not precise for exact locations.
The Sahara Desert covers much of eastern Africa.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
'Eastern' can metaphorically imply traditions or philosophy from Asia and the Middle East.
The eastern approach to medicine emphasizes holistic wellness.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Association
Using 'eastern' may invoke images or stereotypes about Eastern countries, use thoughtfully.
Eastern music often features unique instruments like the sitar.
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Video examples
Filming The Kangaroo...
in eastern australia i'd never been to this part of australia at all and i've never seen kangaroos in the wild and there were two things that took me by surprise first of all is that kangaroos are real animals i think we in the uk we grow up with them in books but to see them in real life you're like wow that really does exist it's crazy the other thing was that we went to australia right
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Safari Live - Day 288 PIPE...
husana he's unfortunately deep and tortured and there's gonna be a lot of cars that want to go there so we're not gonna stay with him too long but interesting that he is there that's definitely kind of good news at least he's got himself a meal and now we know where he's been hanging out which is down here on the sort of south west and but I'm sorry the eastern boundary
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Hope for the Congo PIPE ...
that way and the other thing that I that I work on that I spend my time on is the eastern Congo now I don't have very long so I'll try to be brief but basically what happened to me was I felt like I wasn't doing enough to give back to the world I looked down I found one of the
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The sneakiest tricksters...
Other animals use mimicry to protect themselves. Harmless scarlet kingsnakes have evolved red, yellow, and black patterns resembling those of the venomous eastern coral snake to benefit from the protective warnings these markings convey. Even some plants use
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Forensic Artistry PIPE Lost...
unique characteristics of a skull look at the old a tail very small and not not large square-shaped and not rounded those are all important of logical features which again tells you that you deal with what we call eastern Mediterranean a population very much
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Can you solve the...
From your starting position, walk three blocks south. You need to leave the southernmost street clear for the final stretch, so continuing counterclockwise means going east. Walk two blocks to the eastern wall and you owe a whopping 36 silver.
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How does the Rorschach...
where he learned all our senses are deeply connected. He studied how our process of perception doesn’t just register sensory inputs, but transforms them. And when he started working at a mental hospital in eastern Switzerland,
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His Holiness the...
But before that kind of formal lifestyle happened for me, I was living in eastern Tibet with my family. And when I was seven years old, all of a sudden, a search party arrived at my home.
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5 Reasons Ants Are...
this must be the easiest place in the world to get lost i'm in the great sea of sand in the eastern sahara behind me to the south wave upon wave of
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Circumcision PIPE National...
the eastern cape province of south africa is home to the kosa people one of the nation's largest tribes the cosa live in the modern world but
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Filming The Kangaroo...
in eastern australia i'd never been to this part of australia at all and i've never seen kangaroos in the wild and there were two things that took me by surprise first of all is that kangaroos are real animals i think we in the uk we grow up with them in books but to see them in real life you're like wow that really does exist it's crazy the other thing was that we went to australia right
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Safari Live - Day 288 PIPE...
husana he's unfortunately deep and tortured and there's gonna be a lot of cars that want to go there so we're not gonna stay with him too long but interesting that he is there that's definitely kind of good news at least he's got himself a meal and now we know where he's been hanging out which is down here on the sort of south west and but I'm sorry the eastern boundary
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Hope for the Congo PIPE ...
that way and the other thing that I that I work on that I spend my time on is the eastern Congo now I don't have very long so I'll try to be brief but basically what happened to me was I felt like I wasn't doing enough to give back to the world I looked down I found one of the
Video examples
The sneakiest tricksters...
Other animals use mimicry to protect themselves. Harmless scarlet kingsnakes have evolved red, yellow, and black patterns resembling those of the venomous eastern coral snake to benefit from the protective warnings these markings convey. Even some plants use
Video examples
Forensic Artistry PIPE Lost...
unique characteristics of a skull look at the old a tail very small and not not large square-shaped and not rounded those are all important of logical features which again tells you that you deal with what we call eastern Mediterranean a population very much
Video examples
Can you solve the...
From your starting position, walk three blocks south. You need to leave the southernmost street clear for the final stretch, so continuing counterclockwise means going east. Walk two blocks to the eastern wall and you owe a whopping 36 silver.
Video examples
How does the Rorschach...
where he learned all our senses are deeply connected. He studied how our process of perception doesn’t just register sensory inputs, but transforms them. And when he started working at a mental hospital in eastern Switzerland,
Video examples
His Holiness the...
But before that kind of formal lifestyle happened for me, I was living in eastern Tibet with my family. And when I was seven years old, all of a sudden, a search party arrived at my home.
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5 Reasons Ants Are...
this must be the easiest place in the world to get lost i'm in the great sea of sand in the eastern sahara behind me to the south wave upon wave of
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Circumcision PIPE National...
the eastern cape province of south africa is home to the kosa people one of the nation's largest tribes the cosa live in the modern world but
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Quote examples
Joe Harris
American Athlete
A lot of Washington state is beautiful. You have just tons of mountains, beautiful bodies of water, you have a lot of rolling hills in eastern Washington. I'm biased, obviously, but there's not a lot of places in the world that are like where I grew up.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher did more to liberate people by defeating the Soviet Union and freeing eastern Europe than the Obamas, the Clintons, and Kerrys of this world ever have. They were all on the wrong side of that debate.
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Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani Activist
I don't know why people have divided the whole world into two groups, west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it's the right of every human being.
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Andrzej Duda
Polish Politician
NATO should demonstrate that it is capable of creating new forces which would protect its eastern flank. It would constitute an enormous change.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
I was born in a territory called Biran, in the eastern region of Cuba. It's known by that name, although it has never appeared on a map.
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Loretta Lynn
American Musician
Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me.
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Elliott Erwitt
French Photographer
I like museums in Berlin a lot, especially in the eastern part. They're extraordinarily good.
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Sturgill Simpson
American Musician
I've always played music. But you know, in eastern Kentucky, everybody plays music.
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Juliette Lewis
American Actress
I'm all for natural solutions. I'm for eastern philosophies. Yoga is a good one.
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Rand Paul
American Politician
Appalachia, my state, eastern Kentucky, has a large amount of poverty.
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Joe Harris
American Athlete
A lot of Washington state is beautiful. You have just tons of mountains, beautiful bodies of water, you have a lot of rolling hills in eastern Washington. I'm biased, obviously, but there's not a lot of places in the world that are like where I grew up.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher did more to liberate people by defeating the Soviet Union and freeing eastern Europe than the Obamas, the Clintons, and Kerrys of this world ever have. They were all on the wrong side of that debate.
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Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani Activist
I don't know why people have divided the whole world into two groups, west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it's the right of every human being.
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Andrzej Duda
Polish Politician
NATO should demonstrate that it is capable of creating new forces which would protect its eastern flank. It would constitute an enormous change.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
I was born in a territory called Biran, in the eastern region of Cuba. It's known by that name, although it has never appeared on a map.
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Loretta Lynn
American Musician
Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me.
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Elliott Erwitt
French Photographer
I like museums in Berlin a lot, especially in the eastern part. They're extraordinarily good.
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Sturgill Simpson
American Musician
I've always played music. But you know, in eastern Kentucky, everybody plays music.
Quote examples
Juliette Lewis
American Actress
I'm all for natural solutions. I'm for eastern philosophies. Yoga is a good one.
Quote examples
Rand Paul
American Politician
Appalachia, my state, eastern Kentucky, has a large amount of poverty.
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