back east
English
Etymology
In American English, the idiomatic establishment of back east and out west, rather than out east and back west, implicitly reflects the history of Euro-American settlement of the interior of the United States in the 19th century, which involved a prevailing east-to-west gradient.
Adverb
- In the eastern part of an area, country etc.
- my relatives back east
Coordinate terms
- up north, out west, down south
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