East is a cardinal direction or compass point. East or the East may also refer to:

Geography

Global context

Eastern world The Eastern world, also known as the East or historically the Orient, is an umbrella term for various cultures or social structures, nations and philosophical systems, which vary depending on the context. It most often includes at least pa ...

, the region comprising Asia and the Middle East *

Far East The ''Far East'' was a European term to refer to the geographical regions that includes East and Southeast Asia as well as the Russian Far East to a lesser extent. South Asia is sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons. The ter ...

, the region comprising East Asia and Southeast Asia *

Eastern Bloc The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc and the Soviet Bloc, was the group of socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America under the influence of the Soviet Union that existed du ...

, the Soviet Union and other states in the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War * The

Orient The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of ''Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the c ...

, an early-modern term for lands in Near East and Far East

National context

East (Cornish hundred) East Wivelshire and West Wivelshire (usually known merely as East and West) are two of the ancient Hundreds of Cornwall. East and West (Wivelshire) must have originally had a Cornish name but it is not recorded. The name of nearby Lostwithiel has ...

, a division of the UK country of England *

East (European Parliament constituency) East was a constituency of the European Parliament in Ireland. It elected 3 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV). History and boundaries The constituency was ...

, a constituency in the Republic of Ireland * East, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States *

East Coast of the United States The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean. The eastern seaboard contains the coa ...

, the easternmost coast of the United States along the Atlantic Ocean ** Eastern United States, a term often describing the U.S. states east of the Mississippi River *

Eastern Roman Empire The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

, the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Acronyms

* European Association for Solar Telescopes, a consortium for the development of the European Solar Telescope *

Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), internal designation HT-7U (Hefei Tokamak 7 Upgrade), is an experimental superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor in Hefei, China. The Hefei Institutes of Physical Scien ...

, a nuclear fusion experiment facility in China * East Asia School of Theology, in Singapore *

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma The ''Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma'' is a 501(c)(3) medical association of American trauma surgeons. It has over 2,000 members who meet at an annual four-day conference. Its official journal is the '' Journal of Trauma and Acute Ca ...

, an American medical association * Easter Island Standard Time, UTC-6:00 with UTC-5:00 at daylight saving time

Arts and literature

* ''East'' (novel), a 2003 novel by Edith Pattou * ''East'' (play), a 1975 play by Steven Berkoff

Film and TV

* ''The East'' (2013 film), a film directed by Zal Batmanglij * ''The East'' (2020 film), a Dutch war film * ''The East'' (TV series), a 2015 Indonesian TV series * East (''The Walking Dead''), an episode of the TV series ''The Walking Dead''

Music

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East! ''East!'' is the third album by guitarist Pat Martino recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label. Reception AllMusic's Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Despite the title and the cover of this CD reissue (which makes it a ...

'', a 1968 album by jazz guitarist Pat Martino * ''East'' (Cold Chisel album), 1980 * ''East'' (Justin Rutledge album), 2016 * ''East'' (EP), an EP by Ego Likeness *"East", track by Pat Martino on ''

'' *"East", song by Billy Paul *"East", song by Earl Sweatshirt from the EP ''

Feet of Clay Feet of clay is an idiom used to refer to a weakness or character flaw, especially in people of prominence and power. It can also be used to refer to larger groups, such as societies, businesses, and empires. An entity with feet of clay may appe ...

Other uses

East (surname) East is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew East (born 1991), American football player * Angela East, British cellist * Bobby East (born 1984), American racing driver *Danny East (born 1991), English footballer * D ...

, various people with the surname * East Bay, a portion of the San Francisco Bay Area *

East River (disambiguation) East River is a tidal strait in New York City. East River may also refer to: Communities * East River, Nova Scotia Streams * East River (Quebec), a former name of the George River * East River (Colorado) * East River (Florida) * East River (M ...

* The East (Brooklyn), a black nationalist community center established in 1969