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121 long house
(in tribal societies, a long rectangular dwelling shared by several families, especially in south-east Asia and amongst North American Indians.) grande maison -
122 longitude
['loŋɡitju:d](the distance, measured in degrees on the map, that a place is east or west of a standard north-south line, usually that which passes through Greenwich: What is the latitude and longitude of that town?) longitude- longitudinally -
123 magnetic north
(the direction, either east or west of the true north, in which a magnetized needle points.) nord magnétique -
124 mangosteen
['mæŋɡəsti:n]1) (the dark brown, orange-shaped fruit of an East Indian tree.) mangouste2) (the tree.) mangoustan -
125 middle
['midl] 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) milieu2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) taille2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) du milieu- middling- middle age - middle-aged - Middle Ages - Middle East - middleman - be in the middle of doing something - be in the middle of something -
126 migrate
1) ((of certain birds and animals) to travel from one region to another at certain times of the year: Many birds migrate in the early winter.) émigrer2) ((of people) to change one's home to another country or (regularly) from place to place: The Gothic peoples who overwhelmed the Roman Empire migrated from the East.) émigrer•- migrant - migratory -
127 north-eastern / north-western
adjective (of the north-east or north-west.) nord-est; nord-ouest -
128 Orient
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East — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda East (en inglés: Este) hace referencia a varios artículos: Contenido 1 Comunicaciones 2 Lugares 2.1 Europa 2.2 América … Wikipedia Español
east — east; east·er·most; east·ern·er; east·ern·ism; east·ern·ize; east·ern·ly; east·ern·most; east·ing; east·lake; east·lin; east·lins; east·most; east·ness; east·ward·ly; east·wards; north·east·er; north·east·ern; north·east·ern·er;… … English syllables
East — ([=e]st), n. [OE. est, east, AS. e[ a]st; akin to D. oost, oosten, OHG. [=o]stan, G. ost, osten, Icel. austr, Sw. ost, Dan. [ o]st, [ o]sten, Lith. auszra dawn, L. aurora (for ausosa), Gr. hw s, e os, a yws, Skr. ushas; cf. Skr. ush to burn, L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
East — n 1.) the East a) the countries in Asia, especially China and Japan ▪ Martial arts originated in the East. b) the countries in the eastern part of Europe and Central Asia ▪ American relations with the East. c) AmE the part of the US east of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
east — O.E. east east, easterly, eastward, from P.Gmc. *aus to , *austra east, toward the sunrise (Cf. O.Fris. ast east, aster eastward, Du. oost O.S. ost, O.H.G. ostan, Ger. Ost, O.N. austr from the east ), from PIE … Etymology dictionary
East — Nom Olivier Kponton Naissance 1969 Pays d’origine France Décès 3 … Wikipédia en Français
east — [ēst] n. [ME est < OE east, akin to Ger osten, ON austr < Gmc base * aust , dawn < IE base * awes , to shine, dawn > L aurora, dawn, aurum, gold] 1. the direction to the right of a person facing north; direction in which sunrise… … English World dictionary
East — East, a. 1. Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east side; the east wind is a wind that blows from the east. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) Designating, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
east — ► NOUN (the east) 1) the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right hand side of a person facing north. 2) the eastern part of a country, region, or town. 3) (the East) the regions or countries… … English terms dictionary
east — east, eastern, easterly adjectives. What is said here applies equally to north, south, and west, and their corresponding forms. East denotes physical position (on the east side of town) and is spelt with a capital initial (East) when forming part … Modern English usage
East — is a direction in geography. It is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points, opposite of west and at right angles to north and south. East is the direction toward which the Earth rotates about its axis, and therefore the general… … Wikipedia