East
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The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise at the equinox, or the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and which is toward the right hand of one who faces the north; the point directly opposite to the west. [1913 Webster] The east began kindle. --E. Everett. [1913 Webster] 2. The eastern parts of the earth; the regions or countries which lie east of Europe; the orient. In this indefinite sense, the word is applied to Asia Minor, Syria, Chaldea, Persia, India, China, etc.; as, the riches of the East; the diamonds and pearls of the East; the kings of the East. [1913 Webster] The gorgeous East, with richest hand, Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. (U. S. Hist. and Geog.) Formerly, the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains, esp. the Eastern, or New England, States; now, commonly, the whole region east of the Mississippi River, esp. that which is north of Maryland and the Ohio River; -- usually with the definite article; as, the commerce of the East is not independent of the agriculture of the West. [1913 Webster] East by north, East by south, according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 111/4[deg] to the north or south, respectively, of the point due east. East-northeast, East-southeast, that which lies 221/2[deg] to the north or south of east, or half way between east and northeast or southeast, respectively. See Illust. of Compass. [1913 Webster]  east adv 1: to, toward, or in the east; "we travelled east for several miles"; "located east of Rome" adj 1: situated in or facing or moving toward the east [ant: west] n 1: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [syn: east, due east, eastward, E] 2: the countries of Asia [syn: East, Orient] 3: the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River [syn: East, eastern United States] 4: the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point 5: a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city  EAST A Eureka project developing a software engineering platform. (1994-12-07)  East (1.) The orient (mizrah); the rising of the sun. Thus "the east country" is the country lying to the east of Syria, the Elymais (Zech. 8:7). (2). Properly what is in front of one, or a country that is before or in front of another; the rendering of the word _kedem_. In pointing out the quarters, a Hebrew always looked with his face toward the east. The word _kedem_ is used when the four quarters of the world are described (Gen. 13:14; 28:14); and _mizrah_ when the east only is distinguished from the west (Josh. 11:3; Ps. 50:1; 103:12, etc.). In Gen. 25:6 "eastward" is literally "unto the land of kedem;" i.e., the lands lying east of Palestine, namely, Arabia, Mesopotamia, etc.  east [iːstɔf] Ost; Osten; östlich East [iːst] Orient  East [iːst] est; orient east [iːst] est; orient  east kelet  east [iːst] soir  East est east est  East [iːst] leste, oriente east [iːst] leste, oriente  East [iːst] восток east [iːst] восток  East [iːst] este east [iːst] este  East [iːst] orient; ost; östan; öster east [iːst] orient; ost; östan; öster  East Morgenland n east Ost; östlich adj East Osten m East Orient m east : E Ost(en) : O  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "east": E, antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, cardinal points, compass card, compass rose, degrees, eastabout, eastbound, easterly, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, eastward, eastwardly, eastwards, half points, hyperborean, lubber line, meridional, north, northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly, northern, northernmost, northward, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern, occident, occidental, orient, oriental, quarter points, rhumb, south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly, southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost, southward, southwest, southwesterly, southwestern, sunrise, sunset, west, westbound, westerly, western, westernmost, westward 48 Moby Thesaurus words for "East": Africa, America, Antipodes, Asia, Asia Major, Asia Minor, Australasia, Dixie, Dixieland, Down East, East Coast, Eastern Hemisphere, Eurasia, Europe, Far East, Levant, Middle Atlantic, Middle East, Middle West, Near East, New England, New World, North, North Central region, Northeast, Northwest, Occident, Oceania, Old World, Orient, Pacific Northwest, South, Southeast, Southwest, Sunbelt, West, West Coast, Western Hemisphere, Yankeeland, continent, down under, eastland, landmass, northland, the Coast, the old country, westland, wild West East related |
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