the east
Where dawn breaks
The east is a cardinal direction—where the sun rises.
As a region, it typically means the eastern part of a country or the world: She moved out east after college.
In American contexts, the East usually means the Eastern Seaboard or states east of the Mississippi.
Globally, the East often refers to Asia, especially in contrast to Western Europe and the Americas.
The term carries cultural weight: East-West relations, Eastern philosophy, the mysterious East.
- orientAlign to surroundings
- AsiaLargest continental landmass
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
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