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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.
 leste, este, oriente

east adjective

  /iːst/
  • Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
 ao leste, oriental
  • (meteorology) Blowing (as wind) from the east.
 do leste, leste
  • Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
  • From the East; oriental.
 oriental

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.
 Oriente, levante, nascente, oriente

east adverb

  /iːst/
  • towards the east; eastwards
 a leste, em direção ao leste, para o leste
East Timorese
timorense
East Timor
Timor Leste, Timor-Leste
Middle East
Médio Oriente, Oriente Médio
East Asia
Ásia Oriental
East China Sea
Mar da China Oriental
Far East
Extremo Oriente
East Germany
Alemanha Oriental
East Siberian Sea
Mar Siberiano Oriental
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