東西 (Touzai) is a Japanese noun meaning “east and west, Orient and Occident, East and West, ladies and gentlemen!”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nouneast and west
- noun, adjectival nounOrient and Occident; East and West
- interjectionladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up
Examples
この国では東西の文化が交じり合っている。
Cultures of the East and the West are mixed in this country.
バルカン山脈はブルガリアの中央を東西に走る山脈。
The Balkan Mountain range runs across Bulgaria from west to east.
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