East Iːst Noun Gale Blowing Town Chicago Train

• which way is east?
• a gale was blowing from the east.
• a town to the east of (= further east than) chicago
• the train line facilitates travel between east and west.

east

1. the direction that you look towards to see the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass
• COMPARE north
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• Which way is east?
• A gale was blowing from the east.
• a town to the east of (= further east than) Chicago
• The train line facilitates travel between east and west.
2. the eastern part of a country, region or city
• The east of the country is especially popular with tourists.
• Around 2 000 teachers from around the East of England attended the conference.
• I was born in the East, but now live in San Francisco.
• Elsewhere in the East, wet, unsettled weather will continue until the weekend.
• House prices in the east have risen significantly over the last five years.
• There's been a severe earthquake in the east of the country.
3. the countries of Asia, especially China, Japan and India
• European traders started trading with the East in the 15th century.
4. the Communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe
• the centrally planned system of the East
• East–West relations

Word Origin

• Old English ēast-, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oost and German ost, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin aurora, Greek auōs ‘dawn’.