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I. east [i:st] N no pl

1. east (compass point):

east: Osten m <-s>

the wind comes from the east: der Wind kommt aus [o. von] Ost [o. östlicher Richtung]

to be/lie 10 km to the east of sth: 10 km östlich einer S. gen sein/liegen

from/to the east: nach/von Osten

2. east (part of country, region):

the East: der Osten

‘Birmingham East’: ‚Birmingham-Ost‘

3. east hist (Eastern bloc):

the East: der Osten

the East: der Ostblock hist

4. east (Asia):

the East: der Osten [o. Orient]

the Near/Middle/Far East: der Nahe/Mittlere/Ferne Osten

II. east [i:st] ADJ

east: östlich

east: Ost-

East Berlin: Ostberlin nt <-s>

the East Side Am: der Ostteil von Manhattan

east Stuttgart: Stuttgart-Ost

east wind: Ostwind m <-(e)s, -e>

III. east [i:st] ADV

east: ostwärts

east: nach Osten

east of Heidelberg/the town centre [or Am downtown]: östlich von Heidelberg/der Innenstadt

to face east: nach Osten liegen

ˈeast-fac·ing ADJ

east-facing: nach Osten

to be east-facing: nach Osten liegen [o. gehen]

I. south-ˈeast N no pl

south-east: Südosten m

in the south-east: im Südosten

the south-east of England: der Südosten Englands

II. south-ˈeast ADJ inv

south-east: Südost-

south-east: südöstlich

South East Asia: Südostasien nt <-s>

south-east wind: Südostwind m

south-east wind: Wind m aus südöstlicher Richtung

III. south-ˈeast ADV inv

south-east: südostwärts

south-east: nach Südosten

East ˈGer·ma·ny N no pl

1. East Germany (eastern part of Germany):

East Germany: Ostdeutschland nt

2. East Germany hist (German Democratic Republic):

East Germany: Ostdeutschland nt hist

East Germany: DDR f <-> hist

East Ti·mor [-ˈti:mɔ:ʳ, Am -mɔ:r] N

East Timor: Timor-Leste nt

East Timor: Osttimor nt <-s> hist

Far ˈEast N no pl

the Far East: der Ferne Osten

I. East An·glian [-ˈæŋgliən] N

East Anglian: Bewohner(in) m (f) Ost-Anglias <-s, ->

II. East An·glian [-ˈæŋgliən] ADJ

East Anglian: aus Ost-Anglia nach n

East ˈEnd·er N

East Ender: Bewohner(in) des Londoner Eastend

East ˈCoast N

the East Coast: die Ostküste

East ˈEnd N

the East End: das [Londoner] Eastend

north-east, winter monsoon

north-east: Wintermonsun

South-east trade wind N

South-east trade wind: Südostpassat

North-east trade wind N

North-east trade wind: Nordostpassat

East Friesland N

East Friesland: Ostfriesland

East European Plain N

East European Plain: Osteuropäische Ebene

East Frisian Islands [ˌeastˌfrɪziənˈaɪləndz]

East Frisian Islands: Ostfriesische Inseln

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lie to the east/north of sth: im Osten/Norden [o. östlich/nördlich] einer S. gen liegen

the east/west of the country: der Osten/Westen des Landes

the wind is shifting to the east: der Wind dreht nach Osten

the wind comes from the east: der Wind kommt aus [o. von] Ost [o. östlicher Richtung]

east of Heidelberg/the town centre [or Am downtown]: östlich von Heidelberg/der Innenstadt

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

This place is the crossroads for south-west- and south-east-bound trains.

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It generally proceeds from the south-east or south-south-east, and carries with it clouds of dust and sand.

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Usually, the rain bearing monsoon winds blow from south-west/south-east.

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That decade also saw East Anglian updating its fleet with post-war aircraft designs.

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Nothing is known of his life or reign, as no contemporary East Anglian documents from this period have survived.

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