eastern

adjective

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.

(of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly.

(loosely) Oriental.

Of a region designated as the East by convention or from the perspective of the speaker or author.

Eastern Orthodox.

Of the Christian churches originating in the church of the Eastern Roman Empire.

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