EAST

the direction towards 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

the eastern part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town

the player sitting to the left of north and partnering west

lying towards, near, or facing the east

of or denoting the eastern part of a specified region, town, or country

to or towards the east