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EEST/iːst/

The sun comes up in the east. In the east / to the east. West is the opposite direction. North and south complete the four. East London is a place name; a capital E starts the compass word in many maps, but in a sentence you often use a small e: in the east.

Meaning

The direction where the sun comes up.

Examples

• “The sun rises in the east.”
• “They drove east towards the coast.”
• “Our window faces east.”

Good to know

in the east. Opposite: west. The sun rises here.

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