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No, "east" is not capitalized in "back east." It should be written as "back east."
East to far south-east.
Far East.
The word "East" can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb depending on the context. For example, in the phrase "to the East," it is used as a noun indicating a direction.
The East is so far east that it is all the way around the world. You're sitting in the East.
East is a proper noun when you're using it to describe a region and should be capitalized. East is a common noun when you're describing the direction.
When North, South, East, or West (or a combination of them) are capitalized in the middle of a sentence, it means that the writer is referring to a specific place. He/she is not just refering to a general direction. "He is from the MiddleEast." "Turn east in a few minutes."
Yes, when East is used as a proper noun to refer to a specific region, it is capitalized. For example, East Coast or East Asia.
It is not East no matter how far you go. It is SOUTH of you. The Arctic is North of you. If you want to get to the Antarctic, you are going in the wrong direction.
If you are in the far eastern provinces of Canada, Argentina is due south. Otherwise, it is more of a south-south-east direction, becoming further east the further west you are in Canada.
Yes, the noun 'east' (as well as north, south, and west) is an abstract noun as a word for something that is known or understood, a word for a concept. A direction on a map or a compass has no physical form.
No. It is a common noun.