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East African
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English
Alternative forms
en east African
Etymology
From en East Africa n.
Adjective
East African
Of, from, or pertaining to East Africa, its people, or its culture.
en 29 September 2026 Basillioh Rukanga Bella Twine Journalist crowned king in Uganda after bitter succession dispute BBC News The new monarch has long been a familiar face in the East African nation, where for many he was known not as the heir to the throne, but as a storyteller: a long-serving anchor and editor at the state broadcaster. 4 October 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20261002205244/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx7v4glz50elo
Derived terms
en East African cedar East African lowland honey bee East Barre
Translations
relating to East Africa
Bengali: bn পূর্ব আফ্রিকী
Danish: da østafrikansk
Dutch: nl Oost-Afrikaans
Finnish: fi itäafrikkalainen
German: de ostafrikanisch
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb østafrikansk
Polish: pl wschodnioafrykański
Swedish: sv östafrikansk
Noun
East African
An East African person; one who comes from or lives in East Africa.
Translations
East African person
Bengali: bn পূর্ব আফ্রিকী
Danish: da østafrikaner c
Dutch: nl Oost-Afrikaan m, nl Oost-Afrikaanse f
Finnish: fi itäafrikkalainen
German: de Ostafrikaner m, de Ostafrikanerin f
Norwegian: no østafrikaner m
Swedish: sv östafrikan c
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