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East.

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

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

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

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  2. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.

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  3. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The Eastern Bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.

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  4. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. the Soviet Union and its socialist allies during the Cold War.

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  5. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The Eastern Roman Empire.

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

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  7. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The eastern states of the United States.

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  8. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. A civil parish of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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  9. A personification of the wind from the east.

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  10. A surname.

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