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east

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[ eest ]

noun

  1. a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. : E
  2. the direction in which this point lies.
  3. (usually initial capital letter) a quarter or territory situated in this direction.
  4. the East,
    1. the parts of Asia collectively lying east of Europe and including Asia Minor, Syria, Arabia, India, China, etc.
    2. East Asia.
    3. (formerly) the Soviet Union and its allies.
    4. the part of the U.S. east of the Mississippi River.
    5. the part of the U.S. east of the Allegheny Mountains.
    6. New England.
    7. Ancient and Medieval History. the Eastern Roman Empire.


adjective

  1. directed or proceeding toward the east.
  2. coming from the east:

    an east wind.

  3. lying toward or situated in the east:

    the east side.

  4. Ecclesiastical. being at the end of the church where the high altar is:

    an east window.

adverb

  1. to, toward, or in the east:

    an island located east of Sumatra; He went east.

East.

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or east.

abbreviation for

  1. eastern.

east

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/ ¾±Ë²õ³Ù /

noun

  1. one of the four cardinal points of the compass, 90° clockwise from north and 180° from west
  2. the direction along a parallel towards the sunrise, at 90° to north; the direction of the earth's rotation
  3. the east
    often capital any area lying in or towards the east oriental
  4. cards usually capital the player or position at the table corresponding to east on the compass
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adjective

  1. situated in, moving towards, or facing the east
  2. (esp of the wind) from the east
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adverb

  1. in, to, or towards the east
  2. archaic.
    (of the wind) from the east
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East

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/ ¾±Ë²õ³Ù /

noun

  1. the continent of Asia regarded as culturally distinct from Europe and the West; the Orient
  2. the countries under Communist rule and formerly under Communist rule, lying mainly in the E hemisphere Compare West
  3. in the US
    1. the area north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi
    2. the area north of Maryland and east of the Alleghenies
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adjective

    1. of or denoting the eastern part of a specified country, area, etc
    2. ( as part of a name )

      East Sussex

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·¡²¹²õ³Ù±ð°ù²Ô, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of east1

First recorded before 900; Middle English est, Old English ŧ²¹²õ³Ù; cognate with German ost, Old Norse austr; akin to Latin ²¹³Ü°ùÅ°ù²¹, Greek ²¹ÃºÅ²õ (Aeolic dialect variant of ēṓs, héÅs ) “dawnâ€; Easter
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of east1

Old English ŧ²¹²õ³Ù; related to Old High German Ųõ³Ù²¹°ù to the east, Old Norse austr, Latin aurora dawn, Greek ±ðŲõ, Sanskrit ³Ü²õÄå²õ dawn, morning
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Example Sentences

The recently discovered victim, found near the corner of Boston Street and Lake Avenue in Altadena, appears to be the first death from the Eaton fire east of Lake Avenue.

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Decades later, a more modest 6.7-mile rail line is under construction for the east Valley, set to be completed in 2031.

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“Even though Arcadia was widely unaffected in terms of losing homes, we had 66 percent of our department on staff for 36 to 48 hours taking care of the east end,†he said.

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The continent of Africa, for instance, relies on a small number of major cable systems running along its east and west coasts.

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Running from Thursday through Sunday, LAFM’s second edition aims to keep the party rolling by screening more than 20 films at a circuit of venues all east of Hollywood.

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