east

♦♦♦ east /'iːst/
also East
1 [N-UNCOUNT] also the N
The east is the direction where the sun rises.
...the vast swamps which lie to the east of the River Nile...
The principal range runs east to west.
2 [N-SING] usu the N, oft N of n
The east of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the east.
...a village in the east of the country...
3 [ADV] ADV after v
If you go east, you travel towards the east.
To drive, go east on Route 9.
4 [ADV] usu ADV of n
Something that is east of a place is positioned to the east of it.
...just east of the center of town.
5 [ADJ] ADJ n
The east edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the east.
...a low line of hills running along the east coast.
6 [ADJ] ADJ n
East is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the east of a larger area
He had been on safari in East Africa with his son.
7 [ADJ]
An east wind is a wind that blows from the east.
8 [N-SING] the N
The East is used to refer to the southern and eastern part of Asia, including India, China, and Japan.
Every so often, a new martial art arrives from the East.
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see also Middle East, Far East