east
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1.0
- noun
- /iːst/
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- Three villages a little farther to the east.
This peninsula attached to China, located east of Japan and South of Russia.
- This peninsula attached to China, located east of Japan and South of Russia.
- They used to gather up on the soccer fields just east of Tijuana.
- It was placed between India and China in the east and Rome in the West.
- And mum was from East End London.
- You've heard many times people say the future is the East.
- But I was born in a place called Greenwich, which is in South East London.
- Both Prussia and Austria controlled substantial Polish speaking provinces in the east.
- But we are are seeing east of Scotland increasing, East of England increasing.
Examples
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Bamana warriors regrouped to the north and east and continued sporadic resistance for the next several decades.
Academic text (1994) -
I had some hard schools grew up in in East London.
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The area to the east was poor then, and it is poor now.
Academic text (1991) -
We must certainly turn our attention to the east.
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The opposition to Qadhafi began in the east of the country, where Islamists had long been relatively strong.
Academic text (2017) -
The land on the sloping shore to the east was green with lush vegetation.
Fiction book (2002) -
The property to the east had been a thriving orchard until a mysterious blight struck the trees.
Fiction book (2000) -
The city is known for its vibrant culture in the east of the country.
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Residents in the east often enjoy a milder climate compared to those in the north.
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Tourists flock to the beautiful beaches located in the east region of the state.
Synonyms
38
1.1
The part of a place or building that faces east
Antonyms
Compounds
238
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
3
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
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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 originally meant 'dawn', so people used it for the part of a country or city that faces the sunrise. That's why saying 'the east' means the eastern area of a place.