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east Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 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.
- Her home is in the east of France.
- According to the map, the village lies about ten kilometres to the east of here.
- She spent her childhood in the East - mostly in China.
- The collapse of Communism changed East-West relations for ever.
1 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.
2 towards the east:
- We'll drive east for a few more miles, then turn south.
- They were the first people to travel east of the mountains (= into the area beyond and to the east of the mountains).
- We walked due (= directly) east for two kilometres.
- The garden faces east, so we'll get the morning sun.
3 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.
- She spent her childhood in the East, mostly in China and Japan.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
The transcontinental railway goes from New York in the east to San Francisco in the west.
There will be rain showers in the east.
The climate is cooler in the east of the country.
The army had been positioned to the north and east of the city.
Rimini is a thriving holiday resort on the east coast of Italy.
There was a cool east wind blowing and clouds were gathering on the horizon.
On the east side of the hill, the land falls away sharply.