Meanings
- A socio-political geographical area of eastern Europe usually including the European countries to the east of Germany, Austria and Italy, and to the west of the Urals.
The Slavic peoples' ancestors entered Eastern Europe between the 5th and 7th centuries from their original common homeland.
1996 — Dennis P. Hupchick & Harold E. Cox, A Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe, map 31 more example
The translation of Khrushchev's letter reached me later that day, and I read it with care and with growing disappointment. It seemed designed for propaganda purposes rather than serious diplomacy. Khrushchev roundly denounced "colonizers" and "imperialism" as the major causes of past wars. Of course, he did not mention the Soviet Union's attack on Finland, the obliteration of the Baltic states, or the "colonization" of Eastern Europe by Moscow after World War II.
1971, Lyndon Johnson, “Thawing the Cold War”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 464–465 - historicalThe communist and Soviet-aligned countries of Europe during the Cold War; the Warsaw Pact, sometimes also including Yugoslavia and Albania.
Translations
Afrikaans Oos-Europa
- Oos-EuropaEastern Europe
Arabic أُورُوبَّا الشَّرْقِيَّة
- أُورُوبَّا الشَّرْقِيَّة (ʔūrūbbā š-šarqiyya)Eastern Europe
Basque Ekialdeko Europa
- Ekialdeko EuropaEastern Europe
Bengali পূর্ব ইউরোপ
- পূর্ব ইউরোপ (purbo iurōp)Eastern Europe
Bulgarian И́зточна Евро́па
- И́зточна Евро́па (Íztočna Evrópa)Eastern Europe
Catalan Europa de l'Est
- Europa de l'EstEastern Europe
Chinese Cantonese 東歐 /东欧
- 東歐 /东欧Eastern Europe
Chinese Mandarin 東歐 /东欧
- 東歐 /东欧 (Dōng-Ōu)Eastern Europe
Czech východní Evropa
- východní EvropaEastern Europe
Danish Østeuropa
- ØsteuropaEastern Europe
Dutch Oost-Europa
- Oost-EuropaEastern Europe
Esperanto Orienta Eŭropo
- Orienta EŭropoEastern Europe
Estonian Ida-Euroopa
- Ida-EuroopaEastern Europe
Finnish Itä-Eurooppa
- Itä-EurooppaEastern Europe
French Europe de l'Est, Europe orientale
- Europe de l'EstEastern Europe
- Europe orientaleEastern Europe
German Osteuropa
- OsteuropaEastern Europe
Greek Ανατολική Ευρώπη
- Ανατολική Ευρώπη (Anatolikí Evrópi)Eastern Europe
Hebrew מִזְרַח אֵירוֹפָּה
- מִזְרַח אֵירוֹפָּה (mizrákh eirópa)Eastern Europe
Hindi पूर्वी यूरोप
- पूर्वी यूरोप (pūrvī yūrop)Eastern Europe
Hungarian Kelet-Európa
- Kelet-EurópaEastern Europe
Icelandic Austur-Evrópa
- Austur-EvrópaEastern Europe
Indonesian Eropa Timur
- Eropa TimurEastern Europe
Irish Oirthear na hEorpa
- Oirthear na hEorpaEastern Europe
Italian Europa orientale
- Europa orientaleEastern Europe
Japanese 東欧, 東ヨーロッパ
- 東欧 (Tōō)Eastern Europe
- 東ヨーロッパ (Higashi Yōroppa)Eastern Europe
Korean 동유럽, 동구
- 동유럽 (Dong'yureop)Eastern Europe
- 동구 (Donggu)Eastern Europe
Latvian Austrumeiropa
- AustrumeiropaEastern Europe
Lithuanian Rytų Europa
- Rytų EuropaEastern Europe
Malay Eropah Timur
- Eropah TimurEastern Europe
Norwegian Bokmål Øst-Europa
- Øst-EuropaEastern Europe
Polish Europa Wschodnia
- Europa WschodniaEastern Europe
Portuguese Leste Europeu
- Leste EuropeuEastern Europe
Romanian Europa de Est
- Europa de EstEastern Europe
Russian Восто́чная Евро́па
- Восто́чная Евро́па (Vostóčnaja Jevrópa)Eastern Europe
Slovak Východná Európa
- Východná EurópaEastern Europe
Spanish Europa Oriental
- Europa OrientalEastern Europe
Swahili Ulaya ya Mashariki
- Ulaya ya MasharikiEastern Europe
Swedish Östeuropa
- ÖsteuropaEastern Europe
Tagalog Silangang Europa
- Silangang EuropaEastern Europe
Thai ยุโรปตะวันออก
- ยุโรปตะวันออก (yú-ròop-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk)Eastern Europe
Turkish Doğu Avrupa
- Doğu AvrupaEastern Europe
Ukrainian Схі́дна Євро́па
- Схі́дна Євро́па (Sxídna Jevrópa)Eastern Europe
Urdu مَشْرِقی یُورَپ
- مَشْرِقی یُورَپ (maśriqī yūrap)Eastern Europe
Vietnamese Đông Âu
- Đông ÂuEastern Europe
Welsh Dwyrain Ewrop
- Dwyrain EwropEastern Europe
Yiddish מזריח־אײראָפּע
- מזריח־אײראָפּע (mizrekh-eyrope)Eastern Europe
Cite this entry
Eastern Europe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastern%20Europe
“Eastern Europe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastern%20Europe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eastern Europe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastern%20Europe.
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