British East Africa

American  

noun

1. a comprehensive term for the former British territories of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

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British East Africa British  

noun

1. the former British possessions of Uganda, Kenya, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar, before their independence in the 1960s

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Example Sentences

"Did you ever think about going to British East Africa to shoot?"

From Literature

By the turn of the century railroads crisscrossed what was then the colony of British East Africa, and farmers had fenced off the land.

From Washington Post

“Thank you,” the student replied, cordially but cryptically, his accent signaling his upbringing in formerly British East Africa.

From Salon

Meanwhile, Roosevelt was being serenaded in British East Africa at the “Nairobi Follies.”

From New York Times

Beryl’s father has turned 1,500 acres in the British East Africa Protectorate into a horse farm called Green Hills.

From Washington Post