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Definition of east adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

east

adjective
 
 
/iːst/
 
/iːst/
[only before noun]
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  1.  
    (also East)
    (abbreviation E)
    in or towards the east
    • East Africa
    • They live on the east coast.
    • the east bank of the river
    • They live on the city's east side.
    • The park and lake are at the east end of the complex.
    Topics Weathera1, Geographya1
  2. an east wind blows from the east compare easterly
    3. Word OriginOld English ēast-, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oost and German ost, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin aurora, Greek auōs ‘dawn’.
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