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[ eest-west ] / ˈistˈwɛst /
adjectiveoccurring between the East and the West, especially, formerly, occurring between the Soviet Union and the U.S.: East-West trade; East-West relations. Origin of East-WestFirst recorded in 1955–60 Words nearby East-WestEast Timor, East Timorese, eastward, eastwardly, eastwards, East-West, Eastwood, easy, easy as pie, easy-breezy, easy-care Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for East-WestI was at the East-West Center in Hawaii a few years ago for a faith-media seminar. Why the Mosque Scares the Right|M.J. Akbar|August 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST It is about 50 miles long (east-west) and nine miles wide (north-south); its highest elevation is 500 feet. Systematics of Megachiropteran Bats in the Solomon Islands|Carleton J. Phillips The most favoured union was the north-south axis; it struggled against an east-west league. A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]|Wolfram Eberhard This large island is nearly 80 miles long (east-west) and 25 miles wide (north-south). Systematics of Megachiropteran Bats in the Solomon Islands|Carleton J. Phillips
Western security controls were not primarily responsible for the low levels of East-West trade. East-West Trade Trends|Harold E. Stassen The road ended abruptly just north of the drift, where the east-west grade sprang up. Over Prairie Trails|Frederick Philip Grove
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