From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Geography, Nationality & raceeasterneast‧ern, Eastern /ˈiːstən $ -ərn/●くろまる●くろまる●くろまるS2W2 adjective (written abbreviation E)1SGin or from the east of a country or areathe eastern shore of the islandfarmers in eastern England2SANin or from the countries in Asia, especially China and JapanEastern religions3SANin or from the countries in the east part of Europe, especially the countries that used to have Communist governmentsEastern EuropeExamples from the Corpuseastern• As far as temperatures are concerned the brightereastern areas will do better.• Roughly one-third of the sites in eastern Berlin are state-owned; establishing who owns the rest could take years.• On the other hand, people in Britain grew increasingly impressed by the success of the Soviettroops on the eastern front.• At this stage of the itinerary I propose to suspend the journeysouth and visit the easternglens.• Jobs had immediately disappeared, as inefficienteasternindustries and bureaucracies were shut down.• There was heavy snow in eastern Minnesota yesterday.• Easternphilosophies• The company that gets Conrail would dominateeasternrailroading.