pronunciation IPA: /iːst/ SAMPA: /i:st/ Noun One of the four major compass points. The direction of the rising sun at an equinox. Maps are usually drawn with the east pointing to the right. See also north south west Translations Basque: sortalde, eguzkialde, ekialde Catalan: est m, naixent m Czech: východ m Dutch: oosten n Esperanto: oriento Finnish: itä French: est m, orient m, levant m Frisian: easten n Greek: άνατολή Indonesian: timur Interlingua: est, oriente Italian: est, oriente, levante Japanese: 東 (ひがし, higashi) Manchu: dergi Polish: wschód m Portuguese: este m, leste m, levante m, nascente m, oriente m Russian: восток Spanish: este, oriente Swedish: öst Turkish: doğu Adjective Towards the east, eastwards, eastern, oriental Translations Basque: sortialdeko, ekialdeko Czech: východní Dutch: oostelijk, oosters Esperanto: orienta French: est, oriental Frisian: eastlik, eastersk Greek: άνατολικός Interlingua: del est, oriental Italian: orientale Polish: wschodni m, wschodnia f, wschodnie n Portuguese: do leste, oriental m & f Spanish: oriental Swedish: öster Turkish: doğu
Towards the east, eastwards, eastern, oriental
Translations Basque: sortialdeko, ekialdeko Czech: východní Dutch: oostelijk, oosters Esperanto: orienta French: est, oriental Frisian: eastlik, eastersk Greek: άνατολικός Interlingua: del est, oriental Italian: orientale Polish: wschodni m, wschodnia f, wschodnie n Portuguese: do leste, oriental m & f Spanish: oriental Swedish: öster Turkish: doğu
