nascente — meaning in English

English meaning

• east noun The direction toward which the Earth rotates, where the sun rises.
• origin noun The point where something begins or comes from.
• source noun The place, person, or thing that something originates from.

Senses

nascente is used for these senses in English:

• headwaters The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.
• origin The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
• source The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

east — full definition

1. noun The direction toward which the Earth rotates, where the sun rises.
2. adj Situated in or facing the east.
3. adv Toward the east.
4. name A region defined by its eastward location, such as "the East" referring to Asia or Eastern Europe.

origin — full definition

1. noun The point where something begins or comes from.
2. noun A person's ancestry or background.

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