East meaning in English
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Definition
east (direction): the direction opposite west, where the sun rises in the morning
the East: the Orient, the Eastern part of the world (Asia etc.) or of a country
Examples
- "Horatio : So Joan Wayne, are you excited to visit the East?"
- "His travels took him around the globe: north, south, east and west."
- "Forget about the Old West, I'm taking you to the new East!"
- "Anyway, this year's theme is "East meets West: The rise of the Dragon"."
- "Forget about the old West, I'm taking you to the new East!"
- "Bruno : Most of our products are delivered from East Asia, what's taking so long?"
- "Somalia is in East Africa."
- "Delavigne's travels took him around the globe: north, south, east and west."
- "With my own factories and sales network in the east, I'll supply over half the world's perfume!"
Exercise 1
Candy says that helicopters are moving in from the south. What are the other cardinal directions?
This is the direction which defines all other directions. This direction reads 0 degrees on a compass. For most of the world, Greenland is to the .
This is the direction from where the sun rises in the morning. It is sometimes synonymous with the Orient. New York is located on the coast of the United States.
This is the direction where the sun sets in the evening. It is sometimes synonymous with the Occident. In the late 19th century, American cowboys like Calamity Jane and Wild Bill settled the wild
This is the direction which defines all other directions. This direction reads 0 degrees on a compass. For most of the world, Greenland is to the .
This is the direction from where the sun rises in the morning. It is sometimes synonymous with the Orient. New York is located on the coast of the United States.
This is the direction where the sun sets in the evening. It is sometimes synonymous with the Occident. In the late 19th century, American cowboys like Calamity Jane and Wild Bill settled the wild
Candy says that helicopters are moving in from the south. What are the other cardinal directions?
This is the direction which defines all other directions. This direction reads 0 degrees on a compass. For most of the world, Greenland is to the North 1.
This is the direction from where the sun rises in the morning. It is sometimes synonymous with the Orient. New York is located on the East 2 coast of the United States.
This is the direction where the sun sets in the evening. It is sometimes synonymous with the Occident. In the late 19th century, American cowboys like Calamity Jane and Wild Bill settled the wild West 3
This is the direction which defines all other directions. This direction reads 0 degrees on a compass. For most of the world, Greenland is to the North 1.
This is the direction from where the sun rises in the morning. It is sometimes synonymous with the Orient. New York is located on the East 2 coast of the United States.
This is the direction where the sun sets in the evening. It is sometimes synonymous with the Occident. In the late 19th century, American cowboys like Calamity Jane and Wild Bill settled the wild West 3
1 North: "North" is direction which defines all other directions. On a compass, it is 90 degrees to the left of East, where the sun rises.
2 East: The sun rises in the east. It is the direction 90 degrees to the right of due north on a compass. New York is on the east coast of the United States.
3 West: The sun sets in the west. It is the direction 270 degrees to the right of due north on a compass. Wild Bill and Calamity Jane helped settle the American West in the late 19th century.
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