Old English easterne "of the east, from the east; oriental; of the Eastern Orthodox Church; of the eastern part of the globe," from east + -erne, suffix denoting direction. Cognate with Old Saxon ostroni, Old High German ostroni, Old Norse austroenn. Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia so called from 1620s.
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1. Physical and ideological barriers had come down in Eastern Europe.
物质和意识形态上的障碍在东欧已不复存在。
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2. Two trains collided head-on in north-eastern Germany early this morning.
今天早上德国东北部两列火车迎面相撞。
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3. Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake.
东欧的几个国家正在计算昨天的地震带来的损失。
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4. Whereas West Germans drink wine, their Eastern cousins prefer Schnapps.
西德人喝葡萄酒，而他们东德的兄弟姐妹则喜欢喝杜松子酒。
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5. Italy's industrial districts are concentrated in its north-central and north-eastern regions.
