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:

    “From the east to western Inde,
    No jewel is like Rosalind.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “I’ th’ East my pleasure lies.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “My impression about the Panama Canal is that the great revolution it is going to introduce in the trade of the world is in the trade between the east and the west coast of the United States.”
    —William Howard Taft (1857–1930)