east
Toward the dawn
East is the direction where the sun rises, one of the four cardinal points of the compass, opposite to west.
As a noun or adjective, it describes this direction or regions lying in that direction: The sun comes up in the east; the east side of town.
When capitalized, East often refers to specific regions—the Eastern Hemisphere, East Asia, or the eastern United States—and carries cultural weight in phrases like East meets West.
The adverb form describes movement toward that direction: We drove east for hours.
Largest continental landmass
- OrientEastern regions collectively
- ConfucianismChinese ethical philosophy
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- TaoismPhilosophy of the Way
silk · spices · tea · calligraphy · yoga · zen · feng shui · karma
Day's first glow
- daybreakMorning's first light
- morningDay's early hours
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- sunupMorning's first light
aurora · first light · break of day · golden hour · new day · beginning · sunbeam · glow
Device showing cardinal directions
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- bearingPosture or orientation
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
longitude · latitude · heading · course · navigation · orientate · wayfinding · nautical
Historic transcontinental trade network
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- SumerAncient southern Mesopotamia
- Indus ValleyAncient South Asian river culture
Shang · Zhou · Han · Vedic · Confucius · Laozi · dynasty · pharaohs
Cold War's political divide
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- SovietOf the USSR
- Berlin WallCold War partition
- communismCollective ownership system
détente · NATO · Warsaw Pact · reunification · partition · divide
Asia
Largest continental landmass
- OrientEastern regions collectively
- ConfucianismChinese ethical philosophy
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
Taoism · silk · spices · tea · calligraphy · yoga · zen · feng shui · karma · mandala
dawn
Day's first glow
sunup · aurora · first light · break of day · golden hour · new day · beginning · sunbeam · glow · radiance
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
meridian · longitude · latitude · heading · course · navigation · orientate · wayfinding · nautical · vane
Silk Road
Historic transcontinental trade network
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- SumerAncient southern Mesopotamia
Indus Valley · Shang · Zhou · Han · Vedic · Confucius · Laozi · dynasty · pharaohs · pyramids
Iron Curtain
Cold War's political divide
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- SovietOf the USSR
- Berlin WallCold War partition
communism · détente · NATO · Warsaw Pact · reunification · partition · divide
- cardinal directionsnorth, south, west, northwest, southwest
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- locationhere, there, place, position, location
- geography termsmap, atlas, globe, compass, coordinates
- Mappingmap, digital maps, compass rose, GPS, latitude
- compass termsnorth, south, west, northwest, southwest
eastWest
Liberal democratic sphere
Occident · Western civilization · Europe · Western culture · Christendom
- 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
feast, eastern, Easter, southeast, northeast, eastward, easterly, northeastern, southeastern