eastern
/ˈi.stɚn/ adjective B1- Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
- Blowing from the east; easterly.
- Oriental.
Superlative easternmost
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“Then he will sell them to some Eastern vizier, who will empty his coffers to purchase them, and refill them by applying the bastinado to his subjects.”
A man of from thirty-five to forty years of age, dressed in deep black, had just entered, accompanied by a young woman dressed after the Eastern style.
“That shows that the Eastern nations have too much good sense to waste their time and attention on objects undeserving of either.
They began by walking through the apartments, many of which were fitted up in the Eastern style, with cushions and divans instead of beds, and pipes instead of furniture.
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