| Africa |
the second largest continent. Africa is south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It is in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
| Appalachian Mountains |
a mountain range in eastern North America that stretches from the southeastern part of Canada to central Alabama in the United States; Appalachians. |
| Asia |
the largest continent. Asia is surrounded by the Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans, the Red Sea, and eastern Europe. It is in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
| Australia |
the smallest continent. Australia is southeast of Asia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is in the Eastern Hemisphere. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bengali |
a language spoken mainly in eastern India and Bangladesh. |
| blue jay |
a common jay bird of eastern North America. A blue jay has a crest on its head and a bright blue upper body with white and black markings on its wings and tail. |
| Brazil |
a country in eastern South America. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil. |
| Calcutta |
the capital city of a state in India. Calcutta is on the eastern coast. |
| China |
a country in eastern Asia. China is also called the People's Republic of China. Beijing is the capital of China. |
| Copenhagen |
the capital city of Denmark, on the eastern coast. |
| crusade |
(often capitalized) any of the wars between European Catholics and Middle Eastern Muslims between 1095 and 1291. During these wars, the Catholics tried to take territory away from the Muslims. [1/3 definitions] |
| Delaware |
a state in the eastern United States. Its capital is Dover. (abbreviated: DE) |
| east |
(often capital) the eastern part of a country or area. [1/7 definitions] |
| eastern |
When you walk in an eastern direction, you walk toward the east. When you live in the eastern part of the country, it means that you live in the part of the country that is in the east. In America, some of the eastern states are Maine, New York, and New Jersey. [2 definitions] |
| easterner |
(often capitalized) a person living in an eastern area or region. |
| Eastern Orthodox Church |
the modern group of Christian churches, such as the Russian and Greek Orthodox, that originated in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. |
| East Timor |
a country in Southeast Asia that consists mainly of the eastern part of the island of Timor. It shares this island with the country of Indonesia. The capital of East Timor is Dili. |
| Ethiopia |
a country in eastern Africa near the Red Sea. Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia. |
| Euphrates |
a river in southwest Asia. It flows from eastern Turkey south through Iraq. It joins the Tigris River in a valley where some of the most ancient civilizations were located. |
| Euphrates River |
a river that flows from eastern Turkey through Syria and Iraq. In southeastern Iraq, it joins the Tigris River and finally empties with it into the Persian Gulf. |
| Europe |
a continent that is between Asia and the Atlantic Ocean and is north of the Mediterranean Sea. Europe is in the Eastern Hemisphere. |