British East Africa
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Kamoya Kimeu was born in a village in Makueni County in what was then British East Africa, now southern Kenya.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022
“Thank you,” the student replied, cordially but cryptically, his accent signaling his upbringing in formerly British East Africa.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2015
The next thing we knew our friend had re-emerged safely in Kenya — which was known as British East Africa when Waugh was a lad.
From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2014
A waterfall in British East Africa, some varieties of reptiles, insects and an antelope species bear his name.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Did you ever think about going to British East Africa to shoot?"
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
