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East en · PROPN

Pronunciation

Etymology

By proprialization from east.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
    • Up the two terrace flights of steps the rain ran wildly, and beat at the great door, like a swift messenger rousing those within; 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, striding on cautiously to come together in the court-yard. 1859, Charles Dickens, “Fire Rises”, in A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, book II (The Golden Thread), page 158:
    • […] I sat down and wrote, / In such a hand as when a field of corn / Bows all its ears before the roaring East; […] 1847, Alfred Tennyson, “Part I”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 23:
  2. (countable, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.
    • ¹⁰ In any event, Darius' visitors urged him to "establish the statute and sign the writing, in order for it not to be changed, according to the law of the Medes and the Persians, which is not annulled." (Daniel 6:8) In the ancient East, the will of a king was often regarded as absolute. This perpetuated the notion that he was infallible. Even a law that could cause the death of innocent people had to remain in effect! 1999, Pay Attention to Daniel's Prophecy!, Brooklyn, NY: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, →OCLC, →OL, page 118:
    • I remember a hearty welcome; a prodigious supper, which would have fed a whole village in the East; […] 1868 January 4 – June 6, [William] Wilkie Collins, “Second Period. The Discovery of the Truth. (1848–1849.) […] [Third Narrative. Contributed by Franklin Blake.]”, in The Moonstone. A Romance. […], volume II, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], published 1868, →OCLC, chapter III, page 282:
  3. (countable, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ The Eastern Bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.
  4. (countable, historical, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ the Soviet Union and its socialist allies during the Cold War.
  5. (countable, historical, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ The Eastern Roman Empire.
  6. (countable, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ That part of the Christian Church whose traditions and practices originated in the former territories of the Eastern Roman Empire, including the Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Oriental Orthodox Church, and Church of the East.
    • The words may suggest that the Roman rite is in some way superior to those of the East: a fallacy now equally reprobated by Rome. 1947, Archdale A. King, “Preface”, in The Rites of Eastern Christendom, volume I, Rome: Catholic Book Agency, page XI:
  7. (countable, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ The eastern states of the United States.
  8. (countable, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ A civil parish of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A personification of the wind from the east.
    • Near-synonyms: easter, levanter
  10. (countable, uncountable) A surname.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Easts Number=Plur lexicographic
Eastes alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

noreaster · northeaster

Deriveds

Eastalgia · Mideast · Middle East · Near East · Far East · Eastralia · Northeast

Relateds

Southwest · Southwest · Northeast · Northwest · Southeast · Northwest · Southwest · Southeast · Southwest · West · Southeast · Southeast · Northeast · North · Northeast · West · Northeast · Northwest · South · Southeast · West · North · South · West · South · Northeast · Northeast · Northwest · South · Northwest · West · North · Southwest · Northeast · North · North · West · Southeast · West · Southeast · Northwest · South · North · South · North · West · Southwest · North · South · Southwest · Northwest · South · Northwest · Northeast · Southeast · Southwest

Synonyms

easter · levanter

Translations (101)

pl Orient (Eastern world) · ja オリエント (Eastern world) · es viento de levante (wind from the east) · sh Orijent (Eastern world) · et idamaa (Eastern world) · kix ōtsīpík (Eastern world) · fa مشرقزمین (Eastern world) · th โลกตะวันออก (Eastern world) · vi phương đông (Eastern world) · bg И́зток (Eastern world) · vo lofüdän (Eastern world) · pl Wschód (Eastern world) · et idamaad (Eastern world) · da Orienten (Eastern world) · bg Орие́нт (Eastern world) · hu Kelet (Eastern world) · ru Восто́к (Eastern world) · nl oostenwind (wind from the east) · ko 동구권 (Eastern bloc) · pt nascente (Eastern world) · ar الْمَشْرِق (Eastern world) · sv Fjärran Östern (Eastern world) · sh Оријент (Eastern world) · de Orient (Eastern world) · fa شرق (Eastern world) · et idaosariigid (Eastern states of the US) · et hommikumaad (Eastern world) · es levante (wind from the east) · tg Шарқ (Eastern world) · km លោកខាងកើត (Eastern world) · et orient (Eastern world) · hi पूरब (Eastern world) · it oriente (Eastern world) · de Ostwind (wind from the east) · ru восто́чный ве́тер (wind from the east) · hi पूर्व (Eastern world) · sh Исток (Eastern world) · ru ост (wind from the east) · ko 동방 (Eastern world) · cmn 東方 /东方 (Eastern world) · sk Orient (Eastern world) · uk Схід (Eastern world) · fi orientti (Eastern world) · et idablokk (Eastern bloc) · et hommikumaa (Eastern world) · cmn 東風 /东风 (wind from the east) · ja 東洋 (Eastern world) · sh Istok (Eastern world) · pt oriente (Eastern world) · fi itätuuli (wind from the east) · ja 東方 (Eastern world) · el ανατολή (Eastern world) · nl (het) Oosten (Eastern world) · mk Исток (Eastern world) · sl Vzhod (Eastern world) · sl vzhodnik (wind from the east) · et idatuul (wind from the east) · sl Orient (Eastern world) · cs Východ (Eastern world) · ko 동부 (Eastern states of the US) · fr orient (Eastern world) · my အရှေ့တိုင်း (Eastern world) · ko 동양 (Eastern world) · sk Východ (Eastern world) · gur Asia-buulika (Eastern world) · cmn 東洋 /东洋 (Eastern world) · sv östblocket (Eastern bloc) · ko 오리엔트 (Eastern world) · it Levante (Eastern world) · oc Orient (Eastern world) · it Oriente (Eastern world) · et Idamaa (Eastern world) · te తూర్పు గాలి (wind from the east) · sv österlandet (Eastern world) · pt levante (Eastern world) · sv ostanvind (wind from the east) · es Oriente (Eastern world) · sv Orienten (Eastern world) · pt Oriente (Eastern world) · it levante (wind from the east) · fi itä (Eastern world) · nl (het) Oostblok (Eastern bloc) · mk Ориент (Eastern world) · mn Дорно (Eastern world) · tl Silangan (Eastern world) · hy Արեւելք (Eastern world) · ko 동구 (Eastern bloc) · vi Phương Đông (Eastern world) · sv ostan (wind from the east) · el Λεβάντες (wind from the east) · he מִזְרָח (Eastern world) · sv öst (Eastern bloc) · be Усхо́д (Eastern world) · cs Orient (Eastern world) · fi itämaat (Eastern world) · de Osten (Eastern world) · fi itäblokki (Eastern bloc) · fr levant (Eastern world) · es oriente (Eastern world) · it levante (Eastern world) · ar شَرْق (Eastern world)

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