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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.
 est, oriente, levante

east adjective

  /iːst/
  • Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
  • Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
 orientale
  • From the East; oriental.
 da est
  • (meteorology) Blowing (as wind) from the east.
 di levante

East properNoun

  /iːst/
  • 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.
 Levante, Oriente, levante, oriente
  • The eastern states of the United States.
 gli stati dell'est degli Stati Uniti
  • A personification of the wind from the east.
 levante

east adverb

  /iːst/
  • towards the east; eastwards
 a est, verso est
Middle East
Medio Oriente
East Asia
Asia orientale
Far East
Estremo Oriente
south-east
sudorientale
East German
tedesca-orientale, tedesco-orientale
East Timor
Timor Est, Timor Orientale
East China Sea
Mar Cinese Orientale
East Germany
Germania Est
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