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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 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 east [ēst] (geodesy) The direction 90° to the right of north.
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There's nothing for candour like a lower-school boy, and East was a genuine specimen--frank, hearty, and good-natured, well- satisfied with himself and his position, and choke-full of life and spirits, and all the Rugby prejudices and traditions which he had been able to get together in the long course of one half- year during which he had been at the School-house. As a ruler, the East Wind has a remarkable stability; as an invader of the high latitudes lying under the tumultuous sway of his great brother, the Wind of the West, he is extremely difficult to dislodge, by the reason of his cold craftiness and profound duplicity. They are the people who live in this land of the East where the Wicked Witch ruled. |
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