Definition of "east"
- noun
One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox.
- adjective
Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
Wind from the east.
Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
From the East; oriental.
- adverb
Towards the east; eastwards.
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