Phrase guide

East African

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to East Africa, its people, or its culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

An East African person; one who comes from or lives in East Africa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or located in East Africa

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: পূর্ব আফ্রিকী (purbo aphriki) — relating to East Africa
  • Danish: østafrikansk — relating to East Africa
  • Dutch: Oost-Afrikaans — relating to East Africa
  • Finnish: itäafrikkalainen — relating to East Africa
  • German: ostafrikanisch — relating to East Africa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: østafrikansk — relating to East Africa
  • Polish: wschodnioafrykański — relating to East Africa
  • Swedish: östafrikansk — relating to East Africa
  • Bengali: পূর্ব আফ্রিকী (purbo aphriki) — East African person
  • Danish: østafrikaner — East African person
  • Dutch: Oost-Afrikaan — East African person
  • Dutch: Oost-Afrikaanse — East African person
  • Finnish: itäafrikkalainen — East African person
  • German: Ostafrikaner — East African person
  • German: Ostafrikanerin — East African person
  • Norwegian: østafrikaner — East African person
  • Swedish: östafrikan — East African person