east

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'east', 'East': /ˈiːst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ist/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ēst)


east
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Sense: Situated to the east
Synonyms:
eastern Collocations, eastward, in the east, on the east side of, toward the sunrise, lying toward the east, situated toward the east, easterly, easternmost, eastmost, to the east
Sense: Going toward the east
Synonyms:
eastbound, eastward, easterly, to the east, toward the east, headed east, in an easterly direction, towards the east, heading east, eastwards, going east
Sense: Coming from the east
Synonyms:
easterly, westbound, headed west, out of the east, westward, westerly, tending to the west, tending toward the west, to the west, towards the west, heading west, going west
Sense: The eastern part of the United States
Synonyms:
the eastern states, the Atlantic seaboard, the Eastern seaboard, East Coast, land east of the Alleghenies, land east of the Appalachians, land east of the Mississippi, the Northeast, the Southeast, older sections of the country, Rust Belt, Snowbelt, Eastern United States, American East
Sense: The eastern part of Eurasia
Synonyms:
Asia, Asia Minor, Far East, Middle East, Mideast, Near East, Orient, Levant, Indian subcontinent, Arabia, Mesopotamia, Siberia, Mongolia, Southeast Asia


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