the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River, the countries of Asia, One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90ø, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox, adjective_ Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward, Of or pertaining to the east; eastern, adverb_ towards the east; eastwards, to, toward, or in the east,

Of, relating to, or dealing with the structure or affairs of government, politics, or the state, Based on or motivated by self-serving interests, especially in attempting to gain power or to please people of a higher rank in an organization, Indicating national or regional boundaries. Used of maps, noun_ A political officer or agent, as distinguished from military, commercial, and diplomatic officers or agents; specifically, in India, an officer of the British government who deals with native states or tribes and directs their political affairs, A political offender or prisoner, a publication centred around politics

Plural form of map

The act or process of making a map, (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome, mathematics A function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set; a correspondence