east, eastern
Lowercase as a compass direction.
Other uses:
East Africa
East Asia (preferred to Far East, East)
Eastern Europe (political entity)
East European
Eastern Hemisphere, the hemisphere
Russia's Far East, Russian Far East
Eastern-bloc countries
Middle East, Mideast, Near East (see also Middle East)
United States:
back East
Down East, Down Easter (Maine context)
East (U.S. region)
East Coast (U.S. region)
East Coast home
east coast (non-U.S.)
Easterner (resident of U.S.)
Eastern Shore (in Maryland and Virginia)
eastern seaboard, eastern states