eastern

Everyday

1. Eastern means in, from or towards the east: eastern Canada, the eastern sky. tree →
2. Eastern (often «Eastern») describes the countries and cultures of Asia, especially East Asia: Eastern philosophy. tree →

In the lessons

In geography, compass directions help locate places: the sun rises in the eastern sky; Eastern Australia, the eastern coast of the USA, Eastern Europe. Time zones: places farther east see the sunrise earlier. In culture lessons, «Eastern» and «Western» are broad terms, and it is better to name the actual country. Phrases: eastern side, eastern coast, Eastern Europe, the eastern sky, Eastern Standard Time.

Examples

• The sun rises in the eastern sky. tree →
• New York is on the eastern coast of the USA. tree →
• Sydney is in eastern Australia. tree →
• An eastern wind blew from the sea. tree →
• The eastern side of the school gets the morning sun. tree →
• Poland is in Eastern Europe. tree →

Note

Adjective only. Capital E for names and regions (Eastern Europe), small e for plain direction. Opposite: western. Do not confuse «eastern» with «Easter» (the spring festival).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The writer lists the diagonal borders of the Sefer Yetzirah, which sees the world as built from twelve lines of space running in every direction. Ezekiel and Zechariah speak of an "eastern sea" and "eastern region," where healing or living waters flow, which the tradition reads as pictures of the future age. In the primary lessons: In geography, compass directions help locate places: the sun rises in the eastern sky; Eastern Australia, the eastern coast of the USA, Eastern Europe. Time zones: places farther east see the sunrise earlier. In culture lessons, «Eastern» and «Western» are broad terms, and it is better to name the actual country. Phrases: eastern side, eastern coast, Eastern Europe, the eastern sky, Eastern Standard Time.

Examples

• Their measure is the Twelve Diagonal Borders: Northeastern border, Southeastern border, Upper-Eastern border, Lower-Western border, Upper-Northern border, Lower-Northern border, Southwestern border, Northwestern border, Upper-Western border, Lower-Western border, Upper-Southern border, Lower-Southern border. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• Then said he unto me: 'These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and when they shall enter into the sea, into the sea of the putrid waters, the waters shall be healed. (Prophets EZK.47.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• And it shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem: half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea; in summer and in winter shall it be. (Prophets ZEC.14.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Adjective only. Capital E for names and regions (Eastern Europe), small e for plain direction. Opposite: western. Do not confuse «eastern» with «Easter» (the spring festival).