Phrase guide

East Coast

adj · name · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the eastern seaboard of the United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to Atlantic Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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name

Meaning 3

The eastern seaboard of the United States.

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noun

Meaning 4

the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 東海岸 /东海岸 (dōnghǎi'àn) — the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • Chinese Mandarin: 東岸 /东岸 (dōng'àn) — the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • Dutch: oostkust — the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • Finnish: Itärannikko — the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • French: côte Est — the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • Georgian: აღმოსავლეთი სანაპირო (aɣmosavleti sanaṗiro) — the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • German: Ostküste — the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • Hungarian: keleti part — the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • Japanese: 東海岸 (higashi kaigan) — the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • Japanese: イーストコースト (Īsuto Kōsuto) — the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • Korean: 동해안 (donghaean) — the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • Polish: Wschodnie Wybrzeże — the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • Russian: Восто́чное побере́жье (Vostóčnoje poberéžʹje) — the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • Vietnamese: Bờ Đông — the eastern seaboard of the United States