East African
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Dangote is planning to build a 700,000-bpd East African oil refinery in Lamu on the Kenya coast.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
NBA stars such as Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson wear Anta on the court, and top East African runners have taken the podiums in them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
The Turkana Rift stretches roughly 500 kilometers across Kenya and Ethiopia and forms part of the larger East African Rift System.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026
East African farmers struggled to afford fertilizer even before the crisis and will likely have to make do with even less.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026
Barack’s rowdy Hawaiian high school guy posse mingled happily with a handful of his Kenyan relatives, who wore brightly colored East African hats.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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