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British East Africa

American  

noun

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


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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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

Andrew Rattray, 51, professional big game hunter and zebra farmer, son-in-law of Viscount Furness; after an operation; in Nairobi, British East Africa.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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