Fjärran Östern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- east noun The direction toward which the Earth rotates, where the sun rises.
Senses
Fjärran Östern is used for these senses in English:
- East The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.
- East The Eastern Bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.
- Far East (dated) A geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole.
east — full definition
- noun The direction toward which the Earth rotates, where the sun rises.
- adj Situated in or facing the east.
- adv Toward the east.
- name A region defined by its eastward location, such as "the East" referring to Asia or Eastern Europe.