Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The coastal regions of Maine. Historically the term has sometimes been applied to all of New England.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Coming from or living in the northeastern part of New England: as, a down-east farmer.
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Examples
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Residents of the area, which New Englanders refer to as Down East, are accustomed to rough weather, but it most often comes in the winter when nor'easters howl along the coast.
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This is due to the fact that significant parts of the "Down East" vote always votes Dem for Gov, but never for Pres.
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We certainly could not say as much for many houses where we have lodged when travelling in the West, or even "Down East," where the suspicious look of the bedding and the close air of the room often make one doubtful about the night's rest.
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Treasure Isle, "" At College, "and then by" Down East, "where we last left our heroes and their friends.
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Down East, there's no waiting for hardship and little fear of tomorrow.
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I was up in Maine a couple of weeks ago and I noticed similar politics in the Down East Costal Press.
ME-SEN: Collins Office, Maine Paper Silent On Conflict-of-Interest Allegations
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We're supposed to get maybe 3" to 4" here, more 'way Down East.
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So, in our "American Dispatch" this week, we decided to head Down East, as they call it, to Maine, to trace the history of its independent politics, to track its mood in the health care debate, and yes -- watch closely -- to make some unconventional use of one of its major exports.
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I was up in Maine a couple of weeks ago and I noticed similar politics in the Down East Costal Press.
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Perdue will rack up huge margins Down East, as she's from there and a key cog in the Basnight machine.
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