East African

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adjective

of or relating to East Africa or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of East Africa

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Words nearby East African

easily, easiness, Easley, east, East Africa, East African, East African Community, East African oryx, East Anglia, East Anglian, East Asia

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How to use East African in a sentence

The rhetoric has been harsh, but given the realpolitik of East African foreign policy, the actions have been decidedly mixed.
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They've turned their stretch of the East African coastline into the most dangerous waters on earth for the shipping industry.
Fake Somali Pirates Scam Western Journalists|Jamal Osman|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There are no elite sprinters who are Asian—or, intriguingly, East African.
What Makes a Great Olympian? Sometimes It’s Genetics|Jon Entine|August 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Both are synthetic versions of a natural ingredient found in the East African khat plant.
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Over the next year, the aim is to roll out this program to other East African countries.
Africa and Justice: The Key to Prosperity|Cherie Blair|January 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Nor is the East African thorn-tree desert without its victims.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
Labour and fighting troops were freely drawn upon for the Mesopotamian and East African theatres.
England, Canada and the Great War|Louis-Georges Desjardins
In 1890 a subsidy of ninety thousand marks annually was granted for an East African line on a ten-years' contract.
Manual of Ship Subsidies|Edwin M. Bacon
In 1901 the subvention to the East African line was increased to one million three hundred and fifty thousand marks.
Manual of Ship Subsidies|Edwin M. Bacon
Nothing causes the East African colonist more genuine concern than that his guest should not have been provided with a lion.
My African Journey|Winston Churchill