| NINGBO | Seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang Province, Eastern China |
| SHAOXING | City in northeastern Zhejiang province, China, formerly known as Kuaiji and Shanyin |
| EPARCHS | Governors of ancient Greek provinces; Eastern Orthodox bishops |
| GREATINDIAN | Also known as the Thar Desert, this arid region of rolling sand hills is located partly in Rajasthan state, northwestern India, and partly in Punjab and Sindh (Sind) provinces, eastern Pakistan. (5,6) |
| YUYAO | City in Zhejiang province, China, 25 miles west of Ningbo |
| SALTILLO | city of northeastern Mexico |
| TULSA | Major city of northeastern Oklahoma (5) |
| METZ | Cathedral city of northeastern France |
| AHHUI | Province of eastern China whose capital and second-largest city is Hefei (5) |
| ODESSA | Seaport city, the third most populous city of Ukraine (6) |
| HANGCHOW | Port in eastern China, at the foot of the Eye of Heaven Mountains (8) |
| TIANJIN | Port city on the Grand Canal of eastern China whose name means 'Heavenly Ford' (7) |
| PENGPU | City in eastern China, onetime Nationalist headquarters |
| NEPAL | Country of north-eastern China |
| SHANGHAI | Port in eastern China; largest city in the country |
| AMURGOBI | Freshwater fish of eastern China and Japan (4,4) |
| SUEZ | Seaport city in north-eastern Egypt (4) |
| ADEN | Seaport city on the southern part of the Arabian peninsula (4) |
| GENOESE | Citizen of a seaport city in north-west Italy (7) |
| TAI | Lake bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang |
