east
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east/iːst/
▶noun (usu. the east)
- 1 the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right-hand side of a person facing north.
- 2 the eastern part of a country, region, or town.
■ (the East) the regions or countries lying to the east of Europe, especially China, Japan, and India.
■ (the East) historical the former communist states of eastern Europe.
- 1 lying towards, near, or facing the east.
- 2 (of a wind) blowing from the east.
– derivatives
eastbound adjective & adverb.
eastbound adjective & adverb.
– origin OE ēast-, of Gmc origin.
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