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Definition of 'East'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) east
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north.

2.  east
the direction in which this point lies.

3.  east
(usu. cap.) a region or territory situated in this direction.

4.  east
the East,

5.  east
the continent of Asia and nearby islands; the Orient.

6.  east
the Far East.

7.  east
(formerly) the Soviet Union and its allies.

8.  east
the part of the U.S. east of the Mississippi River.

9.  east
the part of the U.S. east of the Allegheny Mountains, from Maryland to Maine.

10. (adj.) east
directed or proceeding toward the east.

11.  east
coming from the east:
an east wind.

12.  east
lying toward or situated in the east:
the east side.

13. (adv.) east
to, toward, or in the east:
heading east.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME est, OE ēast. Cf.Easter)

Definition of 'East'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) east, due east, eastward, E
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

2. (noun) East, Orient
the countries of Asia

3. (noun) East, eastern United States
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River

4. (noun) east
the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point

5. (adj) east
a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city

6. (adverb) east
situated in or facing or moving toward the east

7. (adverb) east
to, toward, or in the east
"we travelled east for several miles"; "located east of Rome"

Definition of 'East'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) East
easily the best/worst etc.
the direction toward the rising sun
to face east

2. East
the east
the part of a place that is furthest east
It's hot and sunny in the east of England today.

3. East
the East
the part of the world including Asia and India
an east wind; 50 kms east of Paris

4. (adverb) east
toward the east
to travel east

Definition of 'East'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) East
toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east side; the east wind is a wind that blows from the east

2. (adverb) East
eastward

3. (noun) East
the point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise at the equinox, or the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and which is toward the right hand of one who faces the north; the point directly opposite to the west

4. (noun) East
the eastern parts of the earth; the regions or countries which lie east of Europe; the orient. In this indefinite sense, the word is applied to Asia Minor, Syria, Chaldea, Persia, India, China, etc.; as, the riches of the East; the diamonds and pearls of the East; the kings of the East

5. (noun) East
formerly, the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains, esp. the Eastern, or New England, States; now, commonly, the whole region east of the Mississippi River, esp. that which is north of Maryland and the Ohio River; -- usually with the definite article; as, the commerce of the East is not independent of the agriculture of the West

6. (verb) East
to move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate

Translation of 'East'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England.
Afrikaans: oos	Arabic: شَرْق	Bulgarian: изток
Brazilian: leste	Czech: východ	German: der Osten
Danish: øst	Greek: ανατολή	Spanish: este
Estonian: ida, idaosa	Farsi: شرق	Finnish: itä
French: est	Hebrew: מִזרָח	Hindi: पूर्व दिशा
Croatian: istok	Hungarian: kelet	Indonesian: timur
Icelandic: austur, austurátt	Italian: est	Japanese: 東
Korean: 동쪽	Lithuanian: rytai	Latvian: austrumi
Malay: timur	Dutch: oosten	Norwegian: øst, østlig del
Polish: wschód	Persian: شرق	Pashto: ختیځ
Portuguese: leste	Romanian: est	Russian: восток
Slovak: východ	Slovenian: vzhod	Serbian: istok
Swedish: öster, östra	Thai: ทิศตะวันออก	Turkish: doğu
Taiwanese: 東方	Ukrainian: схід	Urdu: مشرق ، پورب
Vietnamese: hướng đông	Chinese: 东方
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