Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
EASTERN
easterly, eastern
(adjective) from the east; used especially of winds; “an eastern wind”; “the winds are easterly”
easterly, eastern
(adjective) lying in or toward the east; “the east side of New York”; “eastern cities”
eastern
(adjective) lying toward or situated in the east; “the eastern end of the island”
eastern
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world; “Eastern Europe”; “the Eastern religions”
eastern
(adjective) of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States; “the Eastern establishment”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
eastern (comparative more eastern, superlative most eastern)
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
(of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly.
(loosely) Oriental.
Anagrams
• Earnest, Saetern, Tareens, earnest, estrane, nearest, renates, sterane
Adjective
Eastern (comparative more Eastern, superlative most Eastern)
Of a region designated as the East by convention or from the perspective of the speaker or author.
Of the Christian churches originating in the church of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Eastern Orthodox.
Anagrams
• Earnest, Saetern, Tareens, earnest, estrane, nearest, renates, sterane
Source: Wiktionary
East"ern, a. Etym: [AS. eástern.]
1. Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries. Eastern churches first did Christ embrace. Stirling.
2. Going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an eastern voyage. Eastern Church. See Greek Church, under Greek.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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