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EASTERN UNITED STATES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River
Synonyms:
East; eastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meronyms (parts of "eastern United States"):
Southeast; southeastern United States (the southeastern region of the United States)
Northeast; northeastern United States (the northeastern region of the United States)
East Coast (the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.))
Appalachian Mountains; Appalachians (a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States)
Attribute:
eastern (of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States)
Holonyms ("eastern United States" is a part of...):
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
