Sell also: Orient
• Noun: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
• Noun: the countries of Asia
• Noun: the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River
• Adj: situated in or facing or moving toward the east
• Adv: to, toward, or in the east; examples: "we travelled east for several miles", "located east of Rome"
Several experts on the Middle East concur that the Middle East cannot be democratized.
So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we cannot ignore East Asia.