noun

1. the direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right-hand side of a person facing north, or the point on the horizon itself. "a gale was blowing from the east"

2. the eastern part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town. "a factory in the east of the city"

adjective

1. lying toward, near, or facing the east. "the hospital's east wing"

2. of or denoting the eastern part of a specified area, city, or country or its inhabitants. "East London"