English Words Starting With E

• eastern hemisphere

  nounLow
  /ˌiːstən ˈhem.ɪ.sfɪər/The half of the earth that lies east of the Prime Meridian and west of the 180th meridian; commonly understood to include Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
• eastern hemlock

  nounLow
  /ˌiː.stən ˈhem.lɒk/A large, long-lived evergreen coniferous tree native to eastern North America, scientifically known as Tsuga canadensis.
• eastern hindi

  nounLow (Technical/Scholarly)
  /ˌiː.stən ˈhɪn.diː/A group of Indo-Aryan languages and dialects spoken primarily in north-central India, including Awadhi and Bagheli, which form part of the Hindi continuum.
• eastern lowland gorilla

  nounC2
  /ˈiːstən ˈləʊlənd ɡəˈrɪlə/A subspecies of gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) found in the lowland tropical forests of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• eastern orthodox church

  nounLow in general discourse; Medium-High in religious, historical, and cultural contexts.
  /ˌiː.stən ˈɔː.θə.dɒks ʧɜːʧ/One of the three main historical branches of Christianity (alongside Roman Catholicism and Protestantism), comprising a communion of autocephalous (self-governing) churches, most prominent in Eastern and Southeastern Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Africa, which recognizes the Patriarch of Constantinople as 'first among equals' but not as possessing papal authority.
• eastern orthodoxy

  nounC1
  /ˌiː.stən ɔːˈθɒd.ək.si/The second largest Christian communion, comprising churches that trace their origins to the early Christian church in the Eastern Roman Empire, with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as its spiritual head.
• eastern province

  nounC1
  /ˈiːstən ˈprɒvɪns/A large administrative division in the east of a country or region.
• eastern rite

  nounLow
  /ˌiːstən ˈraɪt/A term referring to the liturgical, theological, spiritual, and disciplinary patrimony of a particular autonomous (sui iuris) church within the Catholic Church or Eastern Orthodoxy.
• eastern roman empire

  nounC2
  /ˈiː.stən ˈrəʊ.mən ˈem.paɪə/The eastern half of the Roman Empire after its division, with its capital at Constantinople.
• eastern shore

  nounB2
  /ˌiː.stən ˈʃɔːr/A proper noun referring to the region of the U.S. state of Maryland that lies east of the Chesapeake Bay.
• eastern standard time

  nounB1
  /ˌiː.stən ˈstæn.dəd taɪm/The standard time for the Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada, being five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-5) during standard time.
• eastern sudanic

  nounLow (Technical/Linguistic Term)
  /ˌiːstən suːˈdænɪk/A major branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family, primarily spoken across Sudan, South Sudan, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
• eastern time

  nounB1
  /ˈiːstən taɪm/A time zone in North America, five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-5) during Standard Time, and four hours behind (UTC-4) during Daylight Saving Time.
• eastern townships

  nounLow (regionally specific)
  /ˈiːstən ˈtaʊnʃɪps/A primarily English-speaking historical and administrative region in southern Quebec, Canada, known for its rolling hills, lakes, and colonial-era towns.
• eastern tradition

  nounB2
  /ˈiːstən trəˈdɪʃən/A long-established custom, belief, or practice originating from or characteristic of the eastern part of the world, particularly Asia.
• easterner

  nounC1
  /ˈiːstənə/A person who was born in or lives in the eastern part of a country or region.
• easternize

  verb-transitiveC2 (Very low frequency, technical/geopolitical term)
  /ˈiːstənaɪz/to make (something) more Eastern in character, customs, or ideas; to bring under Eastern influence.
• eastertide

  nounlow
  /ˈiːstəˌtaɪd/The season or period of Easter, especially the 50-day period from Easter Sunday to Pentecost.
• easthampton

  nounLow
  /ˌiːstˈhæm(p)tən/A proper noun; primarily the name of a town and census-designated place (CDP) in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States.
• easting

  nounC2
  /ˈiːstɪŋ/A cartographic or navigational term for the distance traveled or measured eastward from a north-south reference line (meridian).

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