East African
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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He recalled donning tuxedos and carrying toy guns pretending to be James Bond on a European yacht vacation and soaring over the Serengeti in a hot air balloon during an East African safari.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 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
The ship is the Dianchi, a 21-year-old tanker, sailing under the flag of the small East African nation of Comoros, according to the vessel tracker Kpler and to brokers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
More than 40% of all species known worldwide live on this island off the East African coast.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025
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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