East
Where dawn breaks
East is the cardinal direction where the sun rises, opposite west.
It orients maps and compasses, with east conventionally placed on the right.
Capitalized, the East refers to regions: the Far East (Asia), the Middle East, or the eastern United States.
Head east on the highway.
East-west tensions defined the Cold War.
During that era, the East meant communist nations, the West their capitalist rivals.
Farthest toward sunrise
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- directionWay something faces
- bearingPosture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
westward · northward · southward · due · longitude · meridian · magnetic · true
Largest continental landmass
- ChinaEast Asian superpower
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- KoreaEast Asian divided peninsula
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
Pacific · hemisphere · longitude · Levant · Indochina · subcontinent · Eurasia
Scriptural original paradise
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- MagiEastern priests, biblical visitors
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- MeccaIslam's most sacred city
altar · resurrection · dawn · holy · pilgrimage
Meditative Buddhist school
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- ConfucianismChinese ethical philosophy
- TaoismPhilosophy of the Way
- feng shuiChinese placement philosophy
calligraphy · meditation · martial arts · tea ceremony · yoga · karma · dharma
Allied group sharing interests
- SovietOf the USSR
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
- Berlin WallCold War partition
- communismCollective ownership system
Cold War · DDR · Warsaw Pact · reunification · détente · satellite
Light, gentle air movement
- galeSevere sustained wind
- trade windsReliable equatorial air currents
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- siroccoScorching African wind
Named oceanic region
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
- Mid-AtlanticEastern U.S. coastal zone
easternmost
Farthest toward sunrise
heading · westward · northward · southward · due · longitude · meridian · magnetic · true
Asia
Largest continental landmass
India · Pacific · hemisphere · longitude · Levant · Indochina · subcontinent · Eurasia
Eden
Scriptural original paradise
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- MagiEastern priests, biblical visitors
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
Mecca · altar · resurrection · dawn · holy · pilgrimage
Zen
Meditative Buddhist school
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- ConfucianismChinese ethical philosophy
- TaoismPhilosophy of the Way
feng shui · calligraphy · meditation · martial arts · tea ceremony · yoga · karma · dharma
bloc
Allied group sharing interests
- SovietOf the USSR
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
- Berlin WallCold War partition
communism · Cold War · DDR · Warsaw Pact · reunification · détente · satellite
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
- galeSevere sustained wind
- trade windsReliable equatorial air currents
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
sirocco · weather · prevailing
Coast
Named oceanic region
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
- Renaissance ComposersByrd, Monteverdi, Gibbons, Victoria, John Dowland
- geopoliticsbalance of power, bipolarity, bloc, blocs, brinkmanship
- African PlacesCairo, Cape Town, Kilimanjaro, Kruger, Marrakech
Eastwest
Cardinal direction toward sunset
westward · westerly · occidental · westbound · leftward
EastWest
Liberal democratic sphere
Western Bloc · Western civilization · First World · Europe · America
- Easter eggConcealed surprise in media
- Easter BunnyMythical spring gift-giver
- Eastern BlocUSSR-aligned European nations
- Easter SundayChristian resurrection commemoration
- Happy EasterSpringtime holiday greeting
- East IndiesSoutheast Asian archipelago
eastern, Easter, southeast, northeast, eastward, easterly, northeastern, southeastern, eastwards