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east

  [eest]
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–noun
1. a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E
2. the direction in which this point lies.
3. (usually initial capital letter) a quarter or territory situated in this direction.
4. the East,
a. the parts of Asia collectively lying east of Europe and including Asia Minor, Syria, Arabia, India, China, etc.; the Orient.
b. the Far East.
c. (formerly) the Soviet Union and its allies.
d. the part of the U.S. east of the Mississippi River.
e. the part of the U.S. east of the Allegheny Mountains.
f. New England.
g. Ancient and Medieval History. the Eastern Roman Empire.
–adjective
5. directed or proceeding toward the east.
6. coming from the east: an east wind.
7. lying toward or situated in the east: the east side.
8. Ecclesiastical. being at the end of the church where the high altar is: an east window.
–adverb
9. to, toward, or in the east: an island located east of Sumatra; He went east.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME est, OE ēast; c. G ost, ON austr; akin to L aurōra, Gk aúōs (dial. var. of ēs, héōs) dawn. See Easter

Related forms:
eastness, noun
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East.

 
eastern.
Also, east.

East River

 
–noun
a strait in SE New York separating Manhattan Island from Long Island and connecting New York Bay and Long Island Sound.
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east   (ēst)   
n.  

  1. Abbr. E

    1. The cardinal point on the mariner's compass 90° clockwise from due north and directly opposite west.

    2. The direction of the earth's axial rotation.

    3. The eastern part of the earth, especially eastern Asia.

    4. The eastern part of a region or country.

    5. The region of the United States east of the Allegheny Mountains and north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

    6. The former Communist bloc of countries in Asia and especially in Eastern Europe.

  2. An area or region lying in the east.

  3. often East

    1. The eastern part of the earth, especially eastern Asia.

    2. The eastern part of a region or country.

    3. The region of the United States east of the Allegheny Mountains and north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

    4. The former Communist bloc of countries in Asia and especially in Eastern Europe.

  4. often East

    1. The region of the United States east of the Allegheny Mountains and north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

    2. The former Communist bloc of countries in Asia and especially in Eastern Europe.

adj.  

  1. To, toward, of, facing, or in the east: the east bank of the river.

  2. Originating in or coming from the east: a cool east wind.

adv.  In, from, or toward the east: a river flowing east.

[Middle English est, from Old English ēast; see aus- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

east 
O.E. east, from P.Gmc. *aus-to-, *austra- "east, toward the sunrise" (cf. Du. oost, Ger. Ost, O.N. austr "from the east"), from PIE *aus- "dawn" (cf. Skt. ushas "dawn," Gk. aurion "morning," O.Ir. usah, Lith. auszra "dawn," L. aurora "dawn," auster "south"), lit. "to shine." The east is the direction in which dawn breaks. For shift in sense in L., see Australia. Meaning "the eastern part of the world" (from Europe) is from c.1300. Cold War use of East for "communist states" first recorded 1951. Natives of eastern Germany and the Baltics were known as easterlings 16c.-18c. The east wind in Biblical Palestine was scorching and destructive (cf. Ezek. xvii.10); in New England it is bleak, wet, unhealthful. East End of London so called from 1846; East Side of Manhattan so called from 1882; Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia so called from 1624. East Indies (India and Southeast Asia) so called 1598 to distinguish them from the West Indies.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

EAST
A Eureka project developing a software engineering platform.
(1994-12-07)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Bible Dictionary

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.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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