- (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.
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- an east wind blows from the east compare easterly
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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