East African
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Taken together, the studies suggest that no single force is responsible for everything happening in the East African Rift System.
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
It is, for example, contributing $1.6bn to the overall deal with Kenya, external - with the East African nation pledging $850m over five years.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
She said that as a citizen of the East African Community, she should have the right to enter another member country, such as Uganda.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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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