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the sun rises in the east

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Os·ten <-s> [ˈɔstn̩] N m kein pl, kein indef art

1. Osten (Himmelsrichtung):

die Sonne geht im Osten auf
the sun rises in the east
der Ferne Osten
the Far East
der Mittlere Osten
area stretching from Iran to Myanmar
der Nahe Osten
the Near [or Middle] East

2. Osten (östliche Gegend):

Osten
east

3. Osten (ehemalige DDR):

der Osten
former East Germany
aus dem Osten kommen [o. stammen]
to come from the East [or former East Germany]

4. Osten POL:

der Osten
the East
der Osten (Osteuropa)
Eastern Europe

Nor·den <-s> [ˈnɔrdn̩] N m kein pl, kein indef art

1. Norden (Himmelsrichtung):

Norden
north
im Norden
in the north
aus Richtung Norden
from the north
in Richtung Norden
northwards
in Richtung Norden
to[wards] the north
nach [o. form gen] Norden
to the north
nach [o. form gen] Norden
northwards
nach Norden blicken [o. gehen] [o. liegen] Zimmer, Fenster
to look [or face] north
wir möchten ein Zimmer nach Norden haben
we would like a north-facing room [or a room that faces the north]
nach Norden zeigen Kompass
to point north
nach Norden zeigen Person
to point to the north
von [o. aus] Norden
from the north
der Wind kommt von Norden
the wind is blowing from the north [or from a northerly direction]
von Norden nach Süden
from north to south

2. Norden (nördliche Gegend):

Norden
north
er wohnt im Norden/im Norden der Stadt/im Norden von Hamburg/im Norden Deutschlands
he lives in the north/in the northern part of town/in the northern part of Hamburg/in North[ern] Germany
aus dem Norden kommen [o. stammen]
to come [or be] [or hail] from the north [or from up north]
in den Norden
to[wards] the north
wir fahren dieses Jahr in den Norden
we're going up north on holiday this year
im hohen Norden
in the far north
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Naher Osten

Naher Osten
Middle East
Naher Osten (vor allem in hist. Kontexten)
Near East
English
English
German
German
east-facing
nach Osten
to be east-facing
nach Osten liegen [o. gehen]
eastward
nach Osten
eastward
nach Osten
eastbound
nach Osten
eastbound train
Zug m in Richtung Osten
the Middle East
der Nahe Osten
the Far East
der Ferne Osten
the Near East
der Nahe Osten
the Mideast
der Nahe [o. Mittlere] Osten
eastwards
nach Osten

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

nach Norden/Osten/Süden/Westen abdrehen
to turn to the north/east/south/west
die Sonne geht im Osten auf
the sun rises in the east
aus dem Osten kommen [o. stammen]
to come from the East [or former East Germany]
unsere Nachbarn im Osten
our neighbours in the East
nach dem Osten/Süden fahren
to go [to the] east/south

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

1927 erfolgte die Verlängerung der Bahnsteige Richtung Osten, so dass anstelle von Vier- nun Sechs-Wagen-Züge den Bahnhof bedienen konnten.
de.wikipedia.org
Im Osten des Ortes befindet sich eine Figur des hl.
de.wikipedia.org
Das Innere des Langhauses hat eine offene Sparrendecke, eine Westempore und nach Osten einen großen Triumphbogen zum Chor hin.
de.wikipedia.org
Im Osten wurde die Seelsorge dort zunächst von so genannten Chorbischöfen übernommen.
de.wikipedia.org
Sein Hauptmotiv sei die Schaffung eines möglichst geschlossenen deutschen Siedlungsraums im Osten gewesen.
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