Synonyms for east

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1. Situated to the east

   eastern, eastward, in the east, on the east side of, toward the sunrise, east side, lying toward the east, situated toward the east, easterly, easternmost, eastmost.

2. Going toward the east

   eastbound, eastward, easterly, to the east, toward the east, headed east, in an easterly direction.

3. Coming from the east

   easterly, westbound, headed west, out of the east, westward, westerly, tending to the west, tending toward the west.

noun

1. The eastern part of the United States

   the eastern states, the Atlantic seaboard, the Eastern seaboard, East Coast, land east of the Alleghenies, land east of the Appalachians, land east of the Mississippi, the Northeast, the Southeast, older sections of the country, Rust Belt*, Snowbelt*; see also South. see also Boston, New York, Washington.

   Areas in the East include: East Coast, Atlantic Coast, Boston to Washington corridor, Boston to Washington megalopolis, Appalachia, Middle Atlantic States, Maine, New England, down East, the Thirteen Colonies;

2. The eastern part of Eurasia

   Asia, Asia Minor, Far East, Middle East, Mideast, Near East, southeast Asia, Orient, Levant, Indian subcontinent, Arabia, Mesopotamia, Siberia, Mongolia; for countries in the East, see Asia.