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East African

British  

adjective

  1. of or relating to East Africa or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of East Africa

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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