Phrase Hound found 630 phrases and 74 compound words that contain east. The most common are listed below. Open east in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 630
- Middle EastThe geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey.
- East CoastOf or relating to the eastern seaboard of the United States.
- north-eastAlternative form of northeast: The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
- Far EastA geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole.
- East AsiaA geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines.
- East GermanyA former Communist country of Central Europe, existing between 1949 and 1990. Official name: German Democratic Republic. Capital: East Berlin.
- Near EastThe geographic region of Western Asia located southeast of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Arabia.
- south-eastAlternative form of southeast: The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.
- East AfricaA geographic region encompassing the eastern part of Africa, generally stretching from Ethiopia and Eritrea in the north to Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the south.
- east sideAlternative form of eastside: The east side of a district or city
- East AsianOf, from, or pertaining to East Asia.
- East GermanOf, from, or pertaining to East Germany, its people, or its culture.
- East China SeaA marginal sea east of China, south of the Korean Peninsula, west of the Ryukyu Islands, and north of Taiwan.
- East EndUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see east, end.
- East VirginiaA hypothetical U.S. state that would be east of and analogous to West Virginia.
- East RegionA region of Singapore.
- East LondonThe northeastern part of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England.
- East CarolinaA university located in Greenville, North Carolina.
- East JavaA province of Indonesia.
- East TimorA country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor. Official name: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Capital: Dili.
- East RiverA channel in New York City, New York Harbor, at the narrow end of Long Island Sound, separating Manhattan, from Long Island.
- East AfricanOf, from, or pertaining to East Africa, its people, or its culture.
- East PakistanFormer eastern wing of Pakistan, previously was known to East Bengal currently the sovereign nation of Bangladesh.
- East BerlinThe Soviet sector of Berlin between 1949 and 1990.
- Church of the EastThe church originally made up of the Christians of the Sasanid Empire, later exonymically known as the Nestorian church and characterised by its use of the East Syriac liturgical rite.
Compound words 74
- easternOf, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
- southeastThe intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.
- northeastThe intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
- eastwardThe direction or area lying to the east.
- EastwoodA surname.
- eastsideThe east side of a district or city
- MideastSynonym of Middle East: The geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey.
- EastlandA surname.
- EastlakeA surname.
- AstleyA place in England: