East Word Meaning

Old English ēast-, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oost and German ost, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin aurora, Greek auōs ‘dawn’

the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right-hand side of a person facing north, or the point on the horizon itself

direction where sun rises

• a gale was blowing from the east
• the Atlantic Ocean to the east of Florida

the eastern part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town

eastern part of country etc.

• a factory in the east of the city

the player sitting to the left of North and partnering West

player left of North

• East passes and you respond one heart

lying towards, near, or facing the east

lying towards or facing east

• the hospital's east wing

of or denoting the eastern part of a specified region, town, or country

of eastern part of region etc.

• East Fife
• East African

to or towards the east

to or towards east

• travelling east, he met two men
• the river rises east of Brentford