eastern
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
Adjective 3 meanings
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
Blowing from the east; easterly.
Oriental.
Etymology
From Middle English esturne, esterne, from Old English ēasterne (“eastern”), from Proto-Germanic *austrōnijaz (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ro- (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn, east”). Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German ōstrōni (“eastern”), Old Norse austrœnn (“eastern”).
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EASTERN at a glance
EASTERN has 7 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (E 1 + A 1 + S 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + N 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,672 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with eastern
All rhymes- MODERN9
- WESTERN10
- NORTHERN11
- SOUTHERN11
- CONCERN11
- PATTERN9
- STERN5
- NORTHWESTERN18
- GOVERN10
- INTERN6
- SOUTHEASTERN15
- NORTHEASTERN15
One letter away
- PASTERN9
- EASTERS7
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