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easternmost

easternmost

3 3.5
Farthest to the east in a group of places
  • adjective
  • /ˈiːstərnˌmoʊst/
translation icon : más oriental
  • The easternmost island of the Caribbean, Barbados, emerged from beneath the sea some 750,000 years ago.
  • the easternmost portion
  • the easternmost part
  • the easternmost point

Examples

  • The city is located off the Caribbean Sea and is one of the easternmost points in Mexico.

    Blog text (3)
  • When they reached the easternmost corner of the assigned sector, fifteen minutes later, he brought the buggy to a halt.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • In the north of the country is the easternmost limit of the Atlas Mountains, the Northern Tell and High Tell.

    Academic text (2003)
  • We would regard the starting point as the easternmost point along the circumference of the circle.

    Academic text (2003)
  • After the park, we drove out to the Kumukahi Lighthouse, on the easternmost point of the island.

    Blog text (23)
  • The Unimak Island group moves into Bristol Bay, the easternmost portion of the Bering Sea.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Geographic Center: The easternmost part of the city will be the Macomb-St. Clair boundary.

    Blog text (16)
  • When the Chickasaw arrived in Indian Territory, they settled temporarily among the Choctaw in the easternmost portion of the country.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The various groups who participated in the Corpus Christi Entrada gathered at the easternmost entrance to the village.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I visited the easternmost city in the continental U.S., where the view of the ocean is beautiful.

Synonyms

eastmost
vseasternmost
6.6

Farthest to the east in a place, like a town or island

is the same meaning but shows a different word form

How Eastern

easternmost
3 3.5
eastern
730 1.0
central
993 1.0
western
107 1.0
westernmost
2 3.7

Surface Forms

easternmost positive

Morphology

easternmost = eastern (transparent) = east + ern + most

The adjective 'eastern' + the superlative-forming element 'most' yields the straightforward meaning 'most easterly'.

Etymology

Easternmost comes from east, the direction where the sun rises, and the ending -most, which means 'most' or 'farthest'. So, easternmost means the place that is 'most to the east', the very farthest point in that direction.