| Africa |
a continent of the Eastern Hemisphere south of Europe, between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. |
| Angles |
a people from the lowlands of northern Germany who migrated to eastern England in the fifth century. |
| Antigua |
an island country of the eastern West Indies; Antigua and Barbuda. [1/2 definitions] |
| Appalachian Mountains |
mountain system in eastern North America extending from southeastern Canada to central Alabama in the United States; Appalachians. |
| Arab |
a member of the Semitic people that originated in Arabia and now forms the dominant population in that and other Middle Eastern countries. [1/4 definitions] |
| archimandrite |
in the Eastern Church, the head of a monastery or monasteries. [2 definitions] |
| Armenia |
a Near Eastern country between Georgia and Turkey; formerly a republic of the Soviet Union. [2 definitions] |
| Ashkenazim |
Jews, usu. Yiddish-speaking, of eastern and central Europe, or their descendants. (Cf. Sephardim.) |
| Asia |
a large continent in the Eastern Hemisphere, bounded by the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, the Red Sea, and eastern Europe. |
| assumption |
(cap.) in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and certain other Christian churches, the feast day that commemorates the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Assumption is celebrated on August 15. [1/5 definitions] |
| Australopithecine |
a tool-making primate of an extinct genus of hominids that inhabited eastern and southern Africa. |
| Azerbaijan |
a Near Eastern country on the Caspian Sea between Iran and Russia; formerly a republic of the Soviet Union. |
| babu |
a Hindu form of address that is the equivalent of Mr. or Sir, used in eastern India as a term of respect. |
| baksheesh |
in several Near Eastern countries, a gift of money; tip. |
| basileus |
a ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire. |
| bayberry |
any of several types of shrubs or trees found esp. in the eastern United States that bear a waxy, gray fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| belly dance |
an eastern Mediterranean dance performed by women, in which the dancer makes sinuous rhythmic movements of the abdomen. |
| Bengali |
a language spoken mainly in eastern India and Bangladesh. [1/3 definitions] |
| black cohosh |
an eastern North American perennial herb (Cimicifuga racemosa, or Actaea racemosa) of the buttercup family, the rhizome and roots of which are used as an herbal remedy. |
| black raspberry |
a prickly shrub that grows in eastern North America and bears a dark purple berry. [1/2 definitions] |
| black walnut |
a tall tree of eastern North America that has dark, hard wood valued for making furniture and other durable wood products. [1/3 definitions] |