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East African

British  

adjective

  1. of or relating to East Africa or its inhabitants

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of East Africa

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Example Sentences

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Earlier this month, the government of the East African country said it would urge Russia to ban the recruitment of Kenyans to fight in Ukraine.

From BBC

He recalled donning tuxedos and carrying toy guns pretending to be James Bond on a European yacht vacation and soaring over the Serengeti in a hot air balloon during an East African safari.

From Los Angeles Times

“On my way to that cell, I passed holding cells filled with people who appeared to be of Latino and East African descent,” she wrote.

From Salon

The following year, Ngũgĩ’s first novel, “Weep Not, Child,” was published, the first major novel in English by an East African writer.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 40% of all species known worldwide live on this island off the East African coast.

From Science Daily