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East Africa

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East Africa
A region of eastern Africa including southern Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, and often other nearby areas.
East Africa
n
(Placename) a region of Africa comprising Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
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Noun1.East AfricaEast Africa - a geographical area in eastern Africa
Burundi, Republic of Burundi - a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika
Ruanda, Rwanda, Rwandese Republic - a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
Kenya, Republic of Kenya - a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya
Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania - a republic in eastern Africa
Republic of Uganda, Uganda - a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean


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At Nairobi he had received news of the World War that had already started, and, anticipating an immediate invasion of British East Africa by the Germans, was hurrying homeward to fetch his wife to a place of greater security.
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