east

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q684}}The direction of the earth's [[rotation]], specifically 90°.
2. The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. {{defdate|circa 1300}}
3. {{lb|en|ecclesiastical}} In a church: the direction of the [[altar]] and [[chancel]]; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating [[ad orientem]].

Adjective

1. Situated or lying in or towards the east; [[eastward]].
2. {{lb|en|meteorology}} Blowing (as [[wind]]) from the east.
3. Of or pertaining to the east; [[eastern]].
4. From the [[East]]; [[oriental]].
5. {{lb|en|ecclesiastical}} Designating, or situated in, the liturgical east.

Adverb

1. {{U|towards}} the east; [[eastwards]].

Proper noun

1. Any of various particular [[region]]s named for the [[cardinal direction]] in which they lie.
2. A [[personification]] of the [[wind#Noun|wind]] from the [[east]].
3. {{surname|en}}.

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