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east noun

  /iːst/
  • 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.
 itä

east adjective

  /iːst/
  • Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
  • Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
 itäinen, itä-
  • (meteorology) Blowing (as wind) from the east.
 idänpuoleinen, itä-, itäinen
  • From the East; oriental.
 itäinen, itämainen, orientaali-, orientaalinen

East properNoun

  /iːst/
  • The eastern states of the United States.
 (Yhdysvaltain) itäiset osavaltiot
  • The Eastern Bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.
 itä, itäblokki, itämaat, orientti
  • The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.
 itä, itämaat, orientti
  • A personification of the wind from the east.
 itätuuli

east adverb

  /iːst/
  • towards the east; eastwards
 itää kohti, itään, itään päin
Middle East
Lähi-itä
East Timor
Itä-Timor
East German
itäsaksalainen
East Germany
Itä-Saksa
Near East
Lähi-itä
Far East
Kaukoitä
East Timorese
itätimorilainen
East Asia
Itä-Aasia
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