East — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

the countries of Asia

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛndoʊptɚɹɪɡˈɑːɾəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈiːst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈiːst/

1 syllable Say it as /ˌɛndoʊptɚɹɪɡˈɑːɾəs/.

Examples

we travelled east for several miles
located east of Rome

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

E Orient eastern United States eastward due east

Antonyms

west

Parts of Speech

noun	the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
noun	the countries of Asia
noun	the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River
noun	the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point
noun	a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city
adjective	situated in or facing or moving toward the east
adverb	to, toward, or in the east “we travelled east for several miles”

Word Forms

oriental

adjective

denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ost

der Kardinalkompass, der bei 90 Grad liegt

🇫🇷French

est

le point cardinal du compas qui est à 90 degrés

🇪🇸Spanish

este

el punto cardinal de la brújula que está a 90 grados

🇮🇹Italian

est

il punto cardinale della bussola che è a 90 gradi

🇳🇱Dutch

oosten

het kardinale kompaspunt dat zich op 90 graden bevindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

leste

o ponto cardeal da bússola que está em 90 graus

🇷🇺Russian

восток

основная точка компаса, равная 90 градусам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूर्व

कार्डिनल कम्पास बिंदु जो 90 डिग्री पर है

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্ব

কার্ডিনাল কম্পাস পয়েন্ট যা 90 ডিগ্রিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

கிழக்கு

கார்டினல் திசைகாட்டி புள்ளி 90 டிகிரியில் உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

తూర్పు

కార్డినల్ కంపాస్ పాయింట్ 90 డిగ్రీల వద్ద ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्व

कार्डिनल होकायंत्र बिंदू जो 90 अंशांवर आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વ

કાર્ડિનલ હોકાયંત્ર બિંદુ જે 90 ડિગ્રી પર છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವ

90 ಡಿಗ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕಾರ್ಡಿನಲ್ ದಿಕ್ಸೂಚಿ ಬಿಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കിഴക്ക്

90 ഡിഗ്രിയിലുള്ള കാർഡിനൽ കോമ്പസ് പോയിൻ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਬ

ਮੁੱਖ ਕੰਪਾਸ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਜੋ ਕਿ 90 ਡਿਗਰੀ 'ਤੇ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مشرق

کارڈنل کمپاس پوائنٹ جو 90 ڈگری پر ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

东方

90 度的罗盘基点

🇯🇵Japanese

東

90度の基本コンパスポイント

🇰🇷Korean

동쪽

90도에 있는 기본 나침반 지점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phía đông

điểm la bàn hồng y ở 90 độ

🇹🇭Thai

ทิศตะวันออก

จุดที่เข็มทิศคาร์ดินัลอยู่ที่ 90 องศา

🇮🇩Indonesian

timur

titik mata angin kompas yaitu 90 derajat

🇵🇭Filipino

silangan

ang cardinal compass point na nasa 90 degrees

🇲🇾Malay

timur

titik kompas kardinal yang berada pada 90 darjah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شرق

نقطة البوصلة الأساسية التي تكون عند 90 درجة

🇮🇷Persian

شرق

نقطه اصلی قطب نما که در 90 درجه است

🇹🇷Turkish

doğu

90 derecelik ana pusula noktası

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִזְרָח

נקודת המצפן הקרדינלית שנמצאת ב-90 מעלות

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