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east

[eest] / ist /
ADJECTIVE
situated to the east
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
west


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Doggerland was a Neolithic landscape off the east coast of England that is now submerged beneath the North Sea.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Ahead of World War Two, Ford's factory in Dagenham, east London, was the largest car plant in Europe.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Lamb, the Xcel executive, says the conditions that can create large wildfires are worsening and moving east, and all utilities in North America should prepare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

In 1995, eight years after the movie’s European premiere, Pruett and her husband, Harold, stopped for burgers at what was then called the Sidewinder Cafe in Newberry Springs, 20 miles east of Barstow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The land rose in one slow-sloped mountain to the west, and other, smaller hills, rising and falling to the east.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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