Hyphenation of eastern

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word eastern ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

east-ern

Definitions of eastern :

1.	Lying toward or situated in the east The eastern end of the island
2.	Of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States The Eastern establishment
3.	Lying in or toward the east The east side of New York Eastern cities
4.	Relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world Eastern Europe The Eastern religions
5.	From the east Used especially of winds An eastern wind The winds are easterly

Synonyms of eastern :

adj	east
adj	eastern, east-central, middle Atlantic, mid-Atlantic, northeastern, southeastern
adj	easterly, east
adj	eastern, Asian, oriental, orient
adj	easterly, east

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.