east

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the direction from which the sun rises in the morning, opposite to the west, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction:

The points of the compass are north, south, east, and west.

Which way is east?

Most of the country, except the east, is rural.

in the east of Her home is in the east of France.

to the east of According to the map, the village lies about ten kilometres to the east of here.

Asia, especially its eastern and southern parts:

She spent her childhood in the East - mostly in China.

In this class, we will be studying how medieval trade routes westernized the East.

those countries in Europe that had communist governments before the 1990s:

The collapse of Communism changed East-West relations for ever.

If you were from the US or the UK, it was nearly impossible to get a tourist visa to visit any countries in the communist East.

in or forming the east part of something:

Cambridge is in East Anglia.

The east wall of the mosque is covered with a beautiful mosaic.

a wind coming from the east:

Officials are worried that the east wind will continue to spread wildfires.

towards the east:

We'll drive east for a few more miles, then turn south.

east of They were the first people to travel east of the mountains (= into the area beyond and to the east of the mountains).

due east We walked due (= directly) east for two kilometres.

face east The garden faces east, so we'll get the morning sun.

the direction where the sun rises in the morning that is opposite west, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction:

The points of the compass are north, south, east, and west.

Most of the state’s heavy industry is in the east.

The East is Asia, esp. its eastern and southern parts:

She spent her childhood in the East, mostly in China and Japan.

In the US, the East is the part of the country east of the Mississippi River.