Read the dictionary definition of eastern. All definitions for this word.
1. from the east; used especially of winds
1. an eastern wind
2. the winds are easterly
2. lying in or toward the east
1. the east side of New York
2. eastern cities
3. lying toward or situated in the east
1. the eastern end of the island
4. relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world
1. Eastern Europe
2. the Eastern religions
5. of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States
1. the Eastern establishment