noun, adjective, adverb
noun [U,sing.] (abbreviation E)
1 (usually the east) the direction that you look towards to see the sun rise; one of the four main points of the COMPASS:
Which way is east? * A gale was blowing from the east. * a town to the east of (= further east than) Chicago
compareNORTH, SOUTH, WEST
2 (also East) the eastern part of a country, region or city:
I was born in the East, but now live in San Francisco.
3 (the East) the countries of Asia, especially China, Japan and India
4 (the East) (in the past) the Communist countries of Eastern Europe:
East-West relations
adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 (also East) (abbreviation E) in or towards the east:
East Africa * They live on the east coast.
2 an east wind blows from the east
compareEASTERLY
adverb towards the east:
The house faces east.
