East Definition

ēst
noun
The direction to the right of a person facing north; direction in which sunrise occurs: it is properly the point on the horizon at which the center of the sun rises at the equinox.
Webster's New World
The point on a compass at 90°, directly opposite west.
Webster's New World
The direction of the earth's axial rotation.
American Heritage
A region or district in or toward this direction.
Webster's New World
The eastern part of the earth, especially eastern Asia.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • snowbelt
  • rust belt
  • older sections of the country
  • the Southeast
  • the Northeast
  • land east of the Mississippi
  • land east of the Appalachians
  • land east of the Alleghenies
  • east coast
  • the Atlantic seaboard
  • the Eastern seaboard
  • the eastern states
  • Mongolia; for countries in the East
  • siberia
  • mesopotamia
pronoun

(personification) The wind from the east.

Wiktionary

The eastern states of the United States.

Wiktionary

The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from India or China.

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The Eastern Bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.

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(historical) The Soviet Union and its socialist allies during the Cold War.

Wiktionary
adjective
In, of, to, toward, or facing the east.
Webster's New World
From the east.
An east wind.
Webster's New World
Designating the eastern part of a continent, country, etc.
East Africa.
Webster's New World
In, of, or toward the altar of a church.
Webster's New World
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adverb
In or toward the east; in an easterly direction.
Webster's New World
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to East

  • the East

Origin of East

  • From Middle English est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-Germanic *austą, from Proto-Indo-European *aus-. Compare West Frisian east, Dutch oost, German Ost, Norwegian aust.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English est from Old English ēast aus- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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