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down East

–noun
1. in, to, or into New England.
2. New England.
3. in, to, or into the state of Maine.
4. the state of Maine.
5. Canadian.
a. in, to, or into the Maritime Provinces.
b. the Maritime Provinces.

Origin:
1810–20, Americanism
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Down East also down East   (doun ēst')   
New England, especially Maine.
Down East'er, down-East'er (doun-ē'stər) n., Down East'ern adj.
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