east

English Thesaurus

1. a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city (noun.location)

hypernym	:	location,
definition	:	a point or extent in space (noun.tops)

2. the countries of Asia (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	asia,
definition	:	the nations of the Asian continent collectively (noun.group)

part holonym	:	far east,
definition	:	a popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia) (noun.location)

attribute	:	eastern,
definition	:	relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world (adj.all)

3. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region,
definition	:	a demarcated area of the Earth (noun.location)

part holonym	:	southeast, southeastern united states,
definition	:	the southeastern region of the United States (noun.location)

part holonym	:	northeast, northeastern united states,
definition	:	the northeastern region of the United States (noun.location)

part holonym	:	east coast,
definition	:	the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.) (noun.location)

part holonym	:	appalachian mountains, appalachians,
definition	:	a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States (noun.object)

part meronym	:	america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa,
definition	:	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 (noun.location)

attribute	:	eastern,
definition	:	of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States (adj.all)

4. the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	cardinal compass point,
definition	:	one of the four main compass points (noun.linkdef)

5. the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	direction,
definition	:	the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves (noun.linkdef)

6. situated in or facing or moving toward the east (adj.all)

similar	:	eastbound, eastward,
definition	:	moving toward the east (adj.all)

similar	:	easterly, eastern,
definition	:	from the east; used especially of winds (adj.all)

similar	:	easterly, eastern,
definition	:	lying in or toward the east (adj.all)

similar	:	eastern,
definition	:	lying toward or situated in the east (adj.all)

similar	:	easternmost, eastmost,
definition	:	farthest to the east (adj.all)

similar	:	eastside,
definition	:	of the eastern part of a city e.g. Manhattan (adj.all)

7. the countries of Asia (noun.location)

derivation	:	oriental,
definition	:	denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia (adj.all)

8. situated in or facing or moving toward the east (adj.all)

antonym	:	west,
definition	:	situated in or facing or moving toward the west (adj.all)

9. the countries of Asia (noun.location)

derivation	:	oriental,
definition	:	denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia (adj.all)

10. situated in or facing or moving toward the east (adj.all)

antonym	:	west,
definition	:	situated in or facing or moving toward the west (adj.all)