East African
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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"Kenya's commitment to the East African Community of the African continent remains firm."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The East African Rift System, the largest continental rift system on Earth, does show that expected rift perpendicular deformation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
But it is having a devastating effect on rural junior schools - and Kaliluni Primary is one of more than 2,000 across the East African nation now facing possible closure as enrolment numbers plummet.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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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