East Coast

adjective

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

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Meanings

adjectiveEast Coast (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to the eastern seaboard of the United States.

    Well, East Coast girls are hip / I really dig those styles they wear

    1965, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, “California Girls”, performed by The Beach Boys
  2. not comparableOf or relating to Atlantic Canada.
proper noun
  1. The eastern seaboard of the United States.

    Though the storm raged up the East Coast, it has become increasingly apparent that New Jersey took the brunt of it.

    2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, “New Jersey Continues to Cope with Hurricane Sandy”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2021, retrieved 31 Oct 2012

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 東海岸 /东海岸, 東岸 /东岸
  • 東海岸 /东海岸 (dōnghǎi'àn)the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • 東岸 /东岸 (dōng'àn)the eastern seaboard of the United States
Dutch oostkust
  • oostkustthe eastern seaboard of the United States
Finnish Itärannikko
  • Itärannikkothe eastern seaboard of the United States
French côte Est
  • côte Estthe eastern seaboard of the United States
German Ostküste
  • Ostküstethe eastern seaboard of the United States
Hungarian keleti part
  • keleti partthe eastern seaboard of the United States
Japanese 東海岸, イーストコースト
  • 東海岸 (higashi kaigan)the eastern seaboard of the United States
  • イーストコースト (Īsuto Kōsuto)the eastern seaboard of the United States
Korean 동해안
  • 동해안 (donghaean)the eastern seaboard of the United States
Polish Wschodnie Wybrzeże
  • Wschodnie Wybrzeżethe eastern seaboard of the United States
Russian Восто́чное побере́жье
  • Восто́чное побере́жье (Vostóčnoje poberéžʹje)the eastern seaboard of the United States
Vietnamese Bờ Đông
  • Bờ Đôngthe eastern seaboard of the United States
Cite this entry
APA

East Coast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Coast

MLA

“East Coast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Coast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “East Coast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Coast.

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