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The Dutch word for east is
oosten





east

Dutch Definition


east
     1. oosten



Translations for east and their definitions

Oosten
     1. n-n. superseded spelling of oosten
           De zon gaat op in het Oosten. - The sun rises in the East.
     2. n-n. The Orient, Oriental countries and cultures, the East, the Eastern world.
           De beschaving kwam op in het Oosten. - Civilisation arose in the East.
     3. n-n. east (cardinal direction)



oosters
     1. adj. easterly, oriental
           Oosterse muziek. — Oriental music.



oostwaarts
     1. adv. eastwards
     2. adj. eastward, easterly



oostelijk
     1. adj. eastern


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