East (proper noun) /iːst/
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A personification of the wind from the east.
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The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.
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The Eastern Bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.
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(historical) the Soviet Union and its socialist allies during the Cold War.
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The eastern states of the United States.
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The eastern part of any region.
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A civil parish of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
east (noun) /iːst/
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One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox.
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The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
east (adjective) /iːst/
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Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
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(meteorology) Blowing (as wind) from the east.
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Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
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From the East; oriental.
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(ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical east.
east (adverb) /iːst/
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towards the east; eastwards