∙ One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox. Abbreviated as E.
Adjective
∙ Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
∙ wind from the east meteorology
∙ Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
∙ From the East; oriental.
∙ Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel. ecclesiastical
Adverb
∙ towards the east; eastwards
East
Proper noun
∙ (personification) The wind from the east.
∙ The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from India or China.
∙ The Eastern Bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.
∙ the Soviet Union and its socialist allies during the Cold War. historical