East
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2.1
- proper noun
- /iːst/
- US
:
este (EE. UU.)
- Why can't you get a base on the East Coast like a normal company?
- the East Coast
- Lower East Side
But you know, back East, there's the fancy.
- But you know, back East, there's the fancy.
- We're getting venture backing from an East Coast industrialist.
Examples
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As Will drove us to the East Duke building, people seemed to pour in.
Academic text (2011) -
Drop me a line if you're on the East Coast, Hank Scorpio.
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Join us for the East LA Fun Ride.
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If ever you go East, brother... come out to our house for dinner.
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Heading out for the East Coast
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And one of her colleagues on the East Coast does nearly as many.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm from East New York.
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We're getting venture backing from an East Coast industrialist.
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How did Clara journey from Manhattan's Lower East Side to Coney Island?
Academic text (2011) -
Many historical figures came from the East, shaping the cultural landscape of the nation.
Synonyms
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2.3
A part of the United States north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River
Antonyms
- US
∞
1.0
The part of the United States west of the Mississippi River, like California and Nevada
Compounds
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2.8
A region around the eastern Mediterranean including countries from Egypt and Turkey to Iran
16
3.7
A stretch of water in New York City separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn
7
4.3
A region around the eastern Mediterranean that includes parts of Southwest Asia and Egypt
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2.3
The eastern coast of the United States along the Atlantic Ocean between Boston and Washington, DC
- Archaic
2
4.9
An old name for the islands between Asia and Australia, like the Malay Archipelago
2
5.8
A British trading company that began in 1600 and later ruled parts of India
1
3.9
A region in eastern England made of Norfolk, Suffolk, and parts of Cambridgeshire and Essex
- Archaic
1
5.0
A group of islands between Asia and Australia, including Indonesia, historically named by Europeans
1
3.2
The direction halfway between east and southeast, about 112.5 degrees from north
A former area of eastern Africa ruled by Britain from the late 1800s to the mid 1900s
A tall African tree with wood that smells nice and lasts a long time for making furniture and houses
- Archaic
A reddish or black sticky juice from some trees used in medicine and tanning
A large Indian tree with hard dark purple-brown wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments
A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and scented night flowers from northern India to Thailand
- Indian
A large tree from India with dark, hard wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments
The part of Malaysia on the island of Borneo that includes Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan
- Archaic
A form of Middle English from the East Midlands that later forms the basis of Modern English
- Specialized
A group of old languages like Gothic once used in eastern Europe and no longer spoken
- Specialized
Languages from the Germanic family once spoken in Eastern Europe, for example Gothic, and now no longer spoken
A city in southwest Illinois on the Mississippi River across from Saint Louis, Missouri
A sea between Japan and the eastern coasts of Korea and Russia, often called the Sea of Japan
- Specialized
An eastern dialect of the dead Tocharian language spoken long ago in the Turpan area of Xinjiang, China
An armed group of Uighur Muslims who want their own country in Xinjiang and use violence
A Uighur Muslim group that wants Xinjiang to be independent and is listed as a terrorist group by some countries
A UN group that helps Asian and Far Eastern countries develop their economies
- Specialized
A viral illness that causes fever, cough, and breathing problems and often spreads from camels to people
- Specialized
A compass direction one point east of northeast, halfway to east-northeast
A compass direction that is a little east of southeast at about 124 degrees from north
Surface Forms
Etymology
East comes from an old word ēast meaning 'dawn' or 'to rise'. So in the United States the states on the sunrise side are called the 'East' because they lie in the direction where the sun rises.