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1. direction in which sun rises: the direction that lies directly ahead of somebody facing the rising sun or that is located toward the right-hand side of a conventional map of the world
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2. compass point opposite west: the compass point that lies directly opposite west
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3. area in east: the part of an area, region, or country that is situated in or toward the east
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4. position equivalent to east: the position equivalent to east in any diagram consisting of four points at 90 degree intervals
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Another spelling of East
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adjective |
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1. situated in east: situated in, facing, or coming from the east of an area, region, or country
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2. blowing from east: describes a wind that blows from the east
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adverb |
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toward east: in or toward the east
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| [ Old English ēast-< Indo-European, "to shine"] |
