Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

easternmost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: east-ern-most
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Cyprus is currently the easternmost country in the European Union."
"On the easternmost edge of Western Australia, where it borders South Australia, the official time in the tiny town of Eucla is 45 minutes ahead of the rest of Western Australia (WA) and 45 minutes behind Southern^([sic]) Australia (SA)."

Etymology

Etymology tree English eastern Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English easternmost From eastern + -most.

Frequently Paired Words

northernmost southernmost westernmost

Synonyms

eastmost

Questions

What does easternmost mean?: Farthest east.
Where does easternmost come from?: Etymology tree English eastern Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English easternmost From eastern + -most.

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