east
adjective
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- Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
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orientalis
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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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oriēns,
oriens
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East
properNoun
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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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oriens
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