East vs United States

East and United States both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
East	Yes	No	No	No
United States	Yes	No	No	No

East (noun)	United States (noun)
the countries of Asia	the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776