East African
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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AFP has interviewed deportees sent to Equatorial Guinea, including an East African man who crossed the US-Mexico border to seek asylum in 2024.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
NAIROBI—A Kenyan high court put a temporary hold on the Trump administration’s plan to set up an Ebola quarantine-and-treatment facility for Americans in the East African country.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
There is also a picture that was posted in April 2025, of him wearing what appears to be Meta's Ray Ban branded smart glasses and a hat traditionally found on the East African coast.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
“On my way to that cell, I passed holding cells filled with people who appeared to be of Latino and East African descent,” she wrote.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026
Mom’s frocks were made in the brightly patterned East African fabrics known as kitenge, or igitenge.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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