east
noun
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- The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
- The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. [circa 1300]
- (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.
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Osten,
Ost
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East
properNoun
/iːst/
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- The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.
- The Eastern Bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.
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Orient,
Osten
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- A personification of the wind from the east.
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Ostwind
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