back east
English edit
Etymology edit
In American English, the idiomatic establishment of back east and out west, rather than out east and back west, implicitly reflects the history of Euro-American settlement of the interior of the United States in the 19th century, which involved a prevailing east-to-west gradient.
Adverb edit
back east (not comparable)
- In the eastern part of an area, country etc.
- my relatives back east