East

East

East is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. East is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of west and is perpendicular to north and south.

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Famous quotes containing the word east:

    “The Indians knew that life was equated with the earth and its resources, that America was a paradise, and they could not comprehend why the intruders from the East were determined to destroy all that was Indian as well as America itself.”
    —Dee Brown (b. 1908)

    “I’m glad we’ve been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face.”
    —Elizabeth, Queen Mother (b. 1900)

    “Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life.”
    —Irving Berlin (1888–1989)