Definitionen
1.NounThe direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°."Portsmouth is to the east of Southampton.; We live in the east of the country.; The sun rises in the east.; The levanter wind is in/from the east."
2.NounThe eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
3.NounIn a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.
4.AdjectiveSituated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
5.AdjectiveBlowing (as wind) from the east.
6.AdjectiveOf or pertaining to the east; eastern.
7.AdjectiveFrom the East; oriental.
8.AdjectiveDesignating, or situated in, the liturgical east."the east front of a cathedral"
9.AdverbTowards the east; eastwards.