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easterner

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east·ern·er also East·ern·er  (str-nr)
n.
A native or inhabitant of the east, especially the eastern United States.
Easterner [ˈiːstənə]
n
(Sociology) (sometimes not capital) a native or inhabitant of the east of any specified region, esp of the Orient or of the eastern states of the US
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Noun1.easterner - an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S.
denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
Translations
easterner [ˈiːstənəʳ] N (esp US) → habitante mf del este
easterner
n (esp US) → Oststaatler(in) m(f); he’s an easterner → er kommt aus dem Osten
easterner [ˈiːstənəʳ] n → originario/a della parte orientale del paese
easterner [ˈiːstənəʳ] n → originario/a della parte orientale del paese


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But as an Easterner stands there, he feels the isolation of that Far Western State, and he will always feel it, until he can talk from one side of the United States to the other.
The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context
It was quite the custom, after dinner, for many of the better classes of society, especially when entertaining curious Easterners, to spend an hour or several in motoring from dance-hall to dance-hall and cheap cabaret to cheap cabaret.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
"You young Easterners," he said, "are a mile-and-a-half too good for this country, and you don't catch on to our play.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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