East (album)
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adjective


(1)   Situated in or facing or moving toward the east

adverb


(2)   To, toward, or in the east
"We travelled east for several miles"
"Located east of Rome"

noun


(3)   The countries of Asia
(4)   The region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River
(5)   The cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
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Proper noun



  1. (personification) The wind from the east.
    • 1847: Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Princess
      and I sat down and wrote, In such a hand as when a field of corn Bows all its ears before the roaring East
    • 1859: Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
      uneasy rushes of wind went through the hall [...] East, West, North, and South, through the woods, four heavy-treading, unkempt figures crushed the high grass and cracked the branches

Proper noun


the East
  1. The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from India or China.
    • 1868: Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone
      I remember a hearty welcome; a prodigious supper, which would have fed a whole village in the East
  2. The Eastern bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.
  3. The eastern states of the United States.
  4. The eastern part of any region.

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