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Definition east in American English

east noun

[uncountable] noun
/ist/
1

the direction that is in front of you when you are facing the rising sun, and is usually at the right on a map

Example

driving from east to west

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bearing cardinal point compass
1.1

the part of a country, region, or place that is in the east

Example

They live in the east of the city.

Example

Most of the region's forests are in the east.

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airspace area belt
2

the eastern part of the U.S., especially the states east of the Mississippi and north of Washington, D.C.

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ACT Bantustan the Bible Belt
2.1

the eastern part of the world, especially China and Japan

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Africa the Antarctic Antarctica
2.2

the countries in the eastern part of Europe

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Africa the Antarctic Antarctica
Definition east in American English