East definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary EAST, n. [L. oriens, this word may belong to the root ... on the earth; one of the four cardinal points. The east and the west are the points where the equator intersects ... But to persons under the equinoctial line, that line constitutes east and west. 2. The eastern parts of the earth; the regions or countries which lie east of Europe, or other country. In this indefinite sense, the ... India, China, etc. We speak of the riches of the east, the diamonds and pearls of the east, the kings ...
... 0 (2005) n 1: a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in ... 1948 2: an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for ... at the E end of the Mediterranean Sea. It extends east to the Jordan River, north to the border between Israel ... E boundary has been particularly fluid, often understood as lying east of the Jordan and extending at times to the edge ... was subsequently held by virtually every power of the Middle East, incl. the Assyrians, Persians, Romans, Byzantines, Crusaders, and Ottoman Turks ... 18-21; Num. 34:1-12) was bounded on the east by the river Euphrates, on the west by the ...
east by south definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... the compass point that is one point south of due east [syn: east by south, EbS] Merriam Webster's Date: 14th century a compass point that is one point south of due east ; S78°45?E Webster's 1913 Dictionary East East, n. [OE. est, east, AS. e['a]st; akin ...
east by north definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... the compass point that is one point north of due east [syn: east by north, EbN] Merriam Webster's Date: 1656 a compass point that is one point north of due east ; N78°45?E Webster's 1913 Dictionary East East, n. [OE. est, east, AS. e['a]st; akin ...
south-east definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: to, toward, or in the southeast [syn: southeast, south-east, sou'-east] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also southeast Frequency: The word is ... the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The south-east is the direction which is halfway between south and east. The city of Ch'eng Tu lies some seven hundred miles to the South-East. N-UNCOUNT: also the N 2. The south-east ...
north-east definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: to, toward, or in the northeast [syn: northeast, north-east, nor'-east] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also northeast Frequency: The word is ... the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The north-east is the direction which is halfway between north and east. The land to the north-east fell away into meadows. N-UNCOUNT: also the N ...
east-southeast definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1555 a compass point that is two points south of due east ; S67°30?E Webster's 1913 Dictionary East East, n. [OE. est, east, AS. e['a]st; akin to D. oost, oosten, OHG ... the north; the point directly opposite to the west. The east began kindle. --E. Everett. 2. The eastern parts of ...
east-northeast definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1725 a compass point that is two points north of due east ; N67°30?E Webster's 1913 Dictionary East East, n. [OE. est, east, AS. e['a]st; akin to D. oost, oosten, OHG ... the north; the point directly opposite to the west. The east began kindle. --E. Everett. 2. The eastern parts of ...
East, Children of the definitions Easton's Bible Dictionary the Arabs ... arabh occur in Ps 103:12: "As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us." Qadham, "to precede" (whence qedhem, "east"), and its derivatives correspond closely to the Arabic qadham, except that the Arabic derivatives do not include the signification "east." In the majority of cases "east" and other words of direction require no explanation, but the expressions "the children of the east" (bene qedhem), "the land of the children of the ...
CHILDREN OF THE EAST definitions International Standard Bible Encyclopedia est (bene qedhem): A term ... in a general way designated the inhabitants of the country East of Palestine The Hebrews thought of their own country as ... 11:5,6). They spoke of people coming from "the east and the west" and sitting down with the patriarchs (Mt 8:11). The term "children of the east" seems to have been applied to the inhabitants of any part of the country East of Palestine It is stated that Jacob, when he fled ... Esau, "came to the land of the children of the east" (Ge 29:1), and the place to which he ...
... the eastward; as an easterly wind. 1. Situated towards the east; as the easterly side of a lake or country. 2. Towards the east; as, to move in an easterly direction. 3. Looking towards the east; as an easterly exposure. E'ASTERLY, adv. On the east; in the direction of east. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: lying in or toward the east; "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities" [syn: ...
Near East definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the area ... economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" [syn: Middle East, Mideast, Near East] Merriam Webster's geographical name the countries of SW Asia & NE Africa — sometimes used interchangeably with Middle East, which has become the more common term • Near Eastern adjective Collin's Cobuild Dictionary The Near East is the same as the Middle East. N-PROPER: ...
... or the quarter of a great circle distant from the east and west. A man standing with his face towards the east or rising sun, has the south on his right hand ... hand of a person standing with his face towards the east. But the word is applied to any point in the ... the meridian towards the right hand as one faces the east. 3. A southern region, country or place; as the queen ... terrestrial pole ; the direction to the right of one facing east b. the compass point directly opposite to north 2. capitalized ... n. 1 the point of the horizon 90° clockwise from east. 2 the compass point corresponding to this. 3 the ...
... element, in Jerusalem every form of religion, every nationality of East and West, is represented at one time." Jerusalem is first ... no sandstone (such as comes to the surface on the East of the Jordan) and no volcanic rocks. The lime stone ... 10 degrees. On the high hills overlooking Jerusalem on the East, Southeast and Southwest there still remain strata of considerable thickness ... source in a long cleft (perhaps 16 ft. long) running East and West in the rocky bottom of the Kidron valley ... inches North latitude., by 35 degrees 13 feet 25 inches East longitude. It lies in the midst of a bare and ... the westward. From this ridge a spur runs Southeast and East, culminating due East of the city in the MOUNT ...
Middle East definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the area ... economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" [syn: Middle East, Mideast, Near East] Merriam Webster's geographical name the countries of SW Asia ... of the 1500 most common words in English. The Middle East is the area around the eastern Mediterranean that includes Iran ... west of Iran. The two great rivers of the Middle East rise in the mountains of Turkey. N-PROPER: the ...