Definitions for East

Definitions for (noun) East

Main entry: east

Definition: a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city


Main entry: Orient, East

Definition: the countries of Asia


Main entry: East, eastern United States

Definition: the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River


Main entry: due east, E, east, eastward

Definition: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees


Main entry: east

Definition: the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point


Definitions for (adj) East

Main entry: east

Definition: situated in or facing or moving toward the east


Definitions for (adv) East

Main entry: east

Definition: to, toward, or in the east

Usage: we travelled east for several miles; located east of Rome


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