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e.

e. is the abbreviation of east.

e. is the abbreviation of eastern.

Meaning of east

Noun

east (plural easts)

  1. The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
    • Portsmouth is to the east of Southampton.
  2. The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
    • We, in the west, agreed amongst ourselves that a penitentiary should be erected with our half of the money arising as above stated; and the east agreed to improve the country in their vicinity with the other half.1855, John Reynolds, My Own Times: Embracing Also the History of My Life, page 271
  3. In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.
    • A few [Anglican churches in South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland] are oriented other than due [geographic] east—St. Paul's, St. George's, and Prince George's parish churches face northeast and St. Andrew's, southeast. […] Throughout the book I refer directionally to the altar and chancel of St....2014 April 11, Paul Porwoll, Against All Odds: History of Saint Andrew's Parish Church, Charleston, 1706–2013, Bloomington, Ind.: WestBow Press, →ISBN, pages 364–365

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Meaning of eastern

Adjective

eastern (comparative more eastern, superlative most eastern or easternmost)

  1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
    • While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25
    Synonyms:
    eoan
  2. Blowing from the east; easterly.
  3. (broadly) Oriental.

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Noun capitalized: E.

E.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of East.

Adjective capitalized: E.

E.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Eastern.

Proper noun capitalized: E.

E.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Euripides.

Phrases with e.

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Questions about e.

What is e. the abbreviation of?
E. is the abbreviation of east.
What part of speech is e.?
E. can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near e. in the dictionary

  1. e-world
  2. e-wrestling
  3. e-writing
  4. e-zine
  5. e-zines
  6. e.
  7. E. A. D. A.
  8. E. coli
  9. e. g.
  10. e. gr.
  11. E. P. R.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: e. (page history and authors); E. (page history and authors); east (page history and authors); eastern (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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