east
/iːst/ noun A2- The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°. · Portsmouth is to the east of Southampton.· We live in the east of the country.
- The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
- In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.
Plural easts
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We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and for setting our people free from bondage.”
What could the little woman possibly mean by calling her a sorceress, and saying she had killed the Wicked Witch of the East?
“She was the Wicked Witch of the East, as I said,” answered the little woman.
“They are the people who live in this land of the East where the Wicked Witch ruled.”
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