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to, toward, or in the east; "we travelled east for several miles"; "located east of Rome"
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees (同)due east, eastward, E
the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point
a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city
situated in or facing or moving toward the east
relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world; "Eastern Europe"; "the Eastern religions"
lying toward or situated in the east; "the eastern end of the island"
of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States; "the Eastern establishment"
provide a feast or banquet for (同)banquet, junket
something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes"
partake in a feast or banquet (同)banquet, junket
the compass point that is midway between north and northeast (同)nor''-nor''-east, NNE
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" (同)easement, alleviation, relief
a change for the better (同)moderation, relief
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River (同)eastern United States
the countries of Asia (同)Orient

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《the~》『東』;(…の)東方,(…の)東部《+『of』+『名』》 / 《the East》『東洋』(the Orient) / 《the East》《米》東部地方 / 『東の』,東方の,東部の;東からの / 『東に』,東方へ
『東の』;東へ向かう;(風が)東からの / 《しばしばEastern》『東洋の』(Oriental) / 《しばしばEastern》《米》東部地方の / 《Eastern》東欧の,共産圏の
(宗教的な)『祝祭』,祭礼;祭日,祝日 / 祝宴,宴会(banquet);ごちそう / (…の)目や耳を楽しませるもの,(…にとっての)楽しみ《+『for』(『to』)+『名』》 / (…で)…‘に'『ごちそうする』,‘を'もてなす《+名+on(upon)+名》 / 《文》(…で)〈目や耳〉‘を'喜ばせる,楽しませる《+『名』+『on』(『upon』)+『名』》 / 宴を張って〈時〉‘を'過ごす《+『名』+『away』》 / (…の)祝宴に列する,(…を)ごちそうになる《+『on』(『upon』)+『名』》

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A 16-point compass rose with east highlighted.

East is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. East is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of west and is perpendicular to north and south.

Etymology

The word east comes from Middle English est, from Old English ēast, which itself comes from the Proto-Germanic *aus-to- or *austra- "east, toward the sunrise", from Proto-Indo-European *aus- "to shine," or "dawn".^[1] This is similar to Old High German *ōstar "to the east", Latin aurora "dawn", and Greek ēōs or heōs.^[2] Ēostre, a Germanic goddess of dawn, might have been a personification of both dawn and the cardinal points.

Navigation

By convention, the right hand side of a map is east. This convention has developed from the use of a compass, which places north at the top.

To go east using a compass for navigation, set a bearing or azimuth of 90°.

Cultural

East is the direction toward which the Earth rotates about its axis, and therefore the general direction from which the Sun appears to rise. The practice of praying towards the East is older than Christianity, but has been adopted by this religion as the Orient was thought of as containing the mankind's original home. Hence, most Christian churches are oriented towards the east.^[3]^[4]

During the Cold War, "The East" was sometimes used to refer to the Warsaw Pact and Communist China, along with other Communist nations.

Throughout history, the East has also been used by Europeans in reference to the Orient and Asian societies.

References

^ "east". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
^ "east". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
^ "Orientation of Churches". Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
^ Peters, Bosco (30 April 2012). "Architectural Design Guidelines 1". Liturgy.co.nz. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

External links

The dictionary definition of east at Wiktionary

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