East is a cardinal direction or compass point. East or the East may also refer to: Geography Global context Eastern world, the region comprising Asia and the Middle East Far East, the region comprising East Asia and Southeast Asia Eastern Bloc, the Soviet Union and other states in the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War The Orient, an early-modern term for lands in Near East and Far East National context East (Cornish hundred), a division of the UK country of England East (European Parliament constituency), a constituency in the Republic of Ireland East, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States East Coast of the United States, the easternmost coast of the United States along the Atlantic Ocean Eastern United States, a term often describing the U.S. states east of the Mississippi River Eastern Roman Empire, the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages Acronyms European Association for Solar Telescopes, a consortium for the development of the European Solar Telescope Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak, a nuclear fusion experiment facility in China East Asia School of Theology, in Singapore Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, an American medical association Easter Island Standard Time, UTC-6:00 with UTC-5:00 at daylight saving time Arts and literature East (novel), a 2003 novel by Edith Pattou East (play), a 1975 play by Steven Berkoff Film and TV The East (2013 film), a film directed by Zal Batmanglij The East (2020 film), a Dutch war film The East (TV series), a 2015 Indonesian TV series East (The Walking Dead), an episode of the TV series The Walking Dead Music East!, a 1968 album by jazz guitarist Pat Martino East (Cold Chisel album), 1980 East (Justin Rutledge album), 2016 East (EP), an EP by Ego Likeness "East", track by Pat Martino on East! "East", song by Billy Paul "East", song by Earl Sweatshirt from the EP Feet of Clay Other uses East (surname), various people with the surname East Bay, a portion of the San Francisco Bay Area East River (disambiguation) The East (Brooklyn), a black nationalist community center established in 1969 See also East Point (disambiguation) Eastern (disambiguation) Est (disambiguation), French for east Este (disambiguation), Spanish for east Higashi (disambiguation), Japanese for east Azuma (disambiguation), Japanese for east