east

east

1. one of the four cardinal points of the compass, 90? clockwise from north and 180? from west

2. the direction along a parallel towards the sunrise, at 90? to north; the direction of the earth's rotation

3. the east any area lying in or towards the east

4. Cards the player or position at the table corresponding to east on the compass

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East

the

1. the continent of Asia regarded as culturally distinct from Europe and the West; the Orient

2. the countries under Communist rule and formerly under Communist rule, lying mainly in the E hemisphere

3. in the US

a. the area north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi

b. the area north of Maryland and east of the Alleghenies

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What does it mean when you dream about the East?

The east, as the direction from which the sun and other celestial bodies rise, naturally symbolizes new beginnings and rebirths. Dreams about the East (in the sense of the Orient) have other associations, sometimes of a spiritual nature. For someone living in the Midwest or California, “back East” would mean the eastern United States.

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east

[ēst]

(geodesy)

The direction 90° to the right of north.

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