East

proper noun

1. 1

   Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

   […] I sat down and wrote, / In such a hand as when a field of corn / Bows all its ears before the roaring East; […]

   Up the two terrace flights of steps the rain ran wildly, and beat at the great door, like a swift messenger rousing those within; uneasy rushes of wind went through the hall,[…]. East, West, North, and South, through the woods, four heavy-treading, unkempt figures crushed the high grass and cracked the branches, striding on cautiously to come together in the court-yard.

2. 2

   Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.

   I remember a hearty welcome; a prodigious supper, which would have fed a whole village in the East; […]

3. 3

   Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The Eastern Bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.

4. 4

   historicalAny of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. the Soviet Union and its socialist allies during the Cold War.

5. 5

   historicalAny of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The Eastern Roman Empire.

6. 6

   Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. That part of the Christian Church whose traditions and practices originated in the former territories of the Eastern Roman Empire, including the Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Oriental Orthodox Church, and Church of the East.

   The words may suggest that the Roman rite is in some way superior to those of the East: a fallacy now equally reprobated by Rome.

7. 7

   Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The eastern states of the United States.

8. 8

   Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. A civil parish of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

9. 9

   A personification of the wind from the east.

   Near-synonyms: easter, levanter

10. 10

    A surname.

Forms

plural

Easts