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east / ēst/ • n. (usu. the east) 1. the direction toward 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: a gale was blowing from the east. ∎ the compass point corresponding to this. 2. the eastern part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town: a factory in the east of the city. ∎ (usu. the East) the regions or countries lying to the east of Europe, esp. China, Japan, and India. ∎ (usu. the East) the eastern part of the U.S. from the Alleghenies on the west and north of the Mason-Dixon line. ∎ (usu. the East) hist. the former communist states of eastern Europe. 3. (East) Bridge the player sitting to the left of North and partnering West. • adj. 1. lying toward, near, or facing the east: the hospital's east wing. ∎ (of a wind) blowing from the east. 2. (often East) of or denoting the eastern part of a specified area, city, or country or its inhabitants: East Texas East African. • adv. to or toward the east: traveling east, he met two men. |
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"east." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "east." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-east.html "east." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-east.html |
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east adv. OE.; sb. (OE. ēaste fem.); adj. (in OE. only compar. ēast(er)ra, superl. ēast(e)mest). OE. ēast- in comps. (e.g. ēastende eastern region, Ēastangle East-Anglians) = OFris. āst, OS., OHG. ōst (Du. oost, G. ost), repr. Gmc. *austa- (with suffix *-nō- in OE. ēastan, OS., OHG. ōstana, ON. austan from the east); as adv. prob. shortening of *ēaster = OS., OHG. ōstar, ON. austr toward the east :- Gmc. *austra-, which is found in the proper names Ēstranglī (Bede) East-Anglians, OHG. Ōstarrīhi (G. Österreich) Austria; f. IE. base *aus-, as in L. aurōra (:- *ausōsā), Gr. (Aeolic) aúōs, Lith. aušrà, Skr. uşā́- dawn.
So †easter eastern. XIV–XIX. perh. continuing OE. compar. ēasterra. Hence prob. easterly XVI. eastern. OE. ēasterne = OS., OHG. ōstroni, ON. austrœnn :- Gmc. *austrōnja-, eastward adv. toward the east. OE. ēastewearde; hence as adj. XV. |
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T. F. HOAD. "east." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "east." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-east.html T. F. HOAD. "east." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-east.html |
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "east." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "east." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-east.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "east." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-east.html |
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East as affix, see main name, e.g. for East Allington (Devon) see Allington.
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A. D. MILLS. "East." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "East." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-East.html A. D. MILLS. "East." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-East.html |
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•arriviste, artiste, batiste, beast, dirigiste, east, feast, least, Mideast, modiste, northeast, piste, priest, southeast, uncreased, unreleased, yeast
•wildebeest • hartebeest • beanfeast
•anapaest (US anapest)
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"east." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "east." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-east.html "east." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-east.html |
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