eastern

eastern
adjective
östlich; Ost[grenze, -hälfte, -seite]

eastern Germany — Ostdeutschland

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adjective (of the east or the East: an eastern custom.) östlich
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east·ern
[ˈi:stən, AM -ɚn]
adj
1. location östlich, Ost-
E\eastern Europe Osteuropa nt
\eastern hemisphere östliche Hemisphäre
the \eastern seaboard AM die Ostküste
2. (Asian) asiatisch
E\eastern architecture orientalische Baukunst
3. (hist: communist) Ost-
the E\eastern bloc der Ostblock hist
4. REL
the E\eastern church die Ostkirche, die griechisch-orthodoxe Kirche
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['iːstən]
adj
Ost-, östlich; attitude orientalisch

the Eastern bloc (Hist) — der Ostblock (Hist) (neg!)

Eastern Europe — Osteuropa nt

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eastern [ˈiːstə(r)n] adj
1. östlich, Ost…:
the Eastern Church die griechisch-orthodoxe Kirche;
the Eastern Empire HIST das Oströmische Reich;
Eastern Front MIL, HIST Ostfront f
2. ostwärts, Ost…:
eastern course Ostkurs m;
the eastern expansion of Nato MIL die Nato-Osterweiterung
E. abk
1. Earl
2. Earth
3. east (eastern)
4. English
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adjective
östlich; Ost[grenze, -hälfte, -seite]

eastern Germany — Ostdeutschland

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adj.
östlich adj.

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