Adjective
1. lying toward or situated in the east;
"the eastern end of the island"2. of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States;
"the Eastern establishment"3. lying in or toward the east;
"the east side of NY""eastern cities"4. relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world;
"the Eastern Hemisphere""Eastern Europe""the Eastern religions"5. from the east; used especially of winds;
"an east wind""the winds are easterly"