1. (

• east ,
• due_east ,
• eastward ,
• E

) the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees ;

2. (

• East ,
• Orient

) the countries of Asia ;

3. (

• East ,
• eastern_United_States

) the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River ;

4. (

• east ,

) the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point ;

5. (

• east ,

) a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city ;

1. (

• east

) situated in or facing or moving toward the east ;

1. (

• east

) to, toward, or in the east; "we travelled east for several miles"; "located east of Rome" ;