East

/iːst/name
Elementary
1

Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

2

The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.

3

The Eastern Bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.

4

the Soviet Union and its socialist allies during the Cold War.

5

The Eastern Roman Empire.

6

That part of the Christian Church whose traditions and practices originated in the former territories of the Eastern Roman Empire, including the Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Oriental Orthodox Church, and Church of the East.

7

The eastern states of the United States.

8

A civil parish of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

9

A personification of the wind from the east.

10

A surname.

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