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Whether or not all this came to pass in an East African ditch, I wouldn't like to say. Perhaps it happened in North Africa or further west, but Africa was definitely the place.
Richard Leakey

Meaning of "East African" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EAST AFRICAN

East African play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EAST AFRICAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
East African can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EAST AFRICAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of East African in the English dictionary

The definition of East African in the dictionary is of or relating to East Africa or its inhabitants. Other definition of East African is a native or inhabitant of East Africa.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EAST AFRICAN

East Africa
East African Community
East Anglia
East Anglian
East Ayrshire
East Bengal
East Bengali
East Berlin
East Berliner
east by north
east by south
East Cape
East China Sea
east coast fever
East Dunbartonshire
East End
East Ender
East Europe
East European
East Flanders

WORDS THAT END LIKE EAST AFRICAN

African
African-American
all-American
American
Anglo-American
Asian-American
Central American
Early American
Latin American
Mexican
Native American
North African
North American
Pan-African
Pan-American
pro-American
South African
South American
Spanish-American
un-American
West African

Synonyms and antonyms of East African in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «East African» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EAST AFRICAN

Find out the translation of East African to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of East African from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «East African» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

东非
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

África Oriental
570 millions of speakers

English

East African
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूर्वी अफ्रीकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شرق أفريقيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Восточной Африки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Leste Africano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পূর্ব আফ্রিকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Afrique de l´Est
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Afrika Timur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

East African
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

東アフリカの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동부 아프리카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Afrika Wétan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Đông Phi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிழக்கு ஆப்பிரிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वी आफ्रिकन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doğu Afrika
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

East African
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

East African
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Східної Африки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Africa de Est
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ανατολικής Αφρικής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Oos-Afrika
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

östafrikanska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

East African
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of East African

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EAST AFRICAN»

The term «East African» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.129 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EAST AFRICAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «East African» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «East African» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about East African

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QUOTES WITH «EAST AFRICAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word East African.
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Richard Leakey
Whether or not all this came to pass in an East African ditch, I wouldn't like to say. Perhaps it happened in North Africa or further west, but Africa was definitely the place.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EAST AFRICAN»

Discover the use of East African in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to East African and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
East African Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide
This new visitor's guide provides a colorful overview of the region's variety of large mammals together with an insight into their habits and habitats.
Philip Briggs, 2008
2
East African Doctors: A History of the Modern Profession
The book ends with an account of the significant work of East African doctors in the study and control of AIDS. This is a major contribution to the social history of Africa and to the social history of medicine more broadly.
John Iliffe, 1998
3
East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization
Hip hop music that empowers and engages youth in East Africa
Mwenda Ntarangwi, 2009
4
East African Folktales: From the Voice of Mukamba
A collection of eighteen fables from the Kamba Community, Kenya, includes a brief explanation for each tale and related Kamba customs and traditions
Vincent Mũli wa Kĩtukũ, 1997
5
East African Expressions of Christianity
Emphasises the important role of Christianity in contemporary Africa.
Thomas T. Spear, Isaria N. Kimambo, 1999
6
Limnology, Climatology and Paleoclimatology of the East ...
Contains selected papers presented at a symposium at Jinja, Uganda in February 1993 which was organized by IDEAL, the International Decade for East African Lakes, a ten-year, multi- national, multi-disciplinary investigation of the ...
A. Ivan Johnson, 1996
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East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, ...
Detailed anatomical illustrations accompany information on the appearance, habits, geographical distribution, and evolutionary changes of the smaller mammals of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Bibliogs
Jonathan Kingdon, 1988
8
East African Running: Toward a Cross-Disciplinary Perspective
The text includes: psycho-social and economic explanations physiological and genetic explanations attempts to provide unified theories bringing together ideas from natural and social sciences Includes contributions from John Bale, Jim ...
Yannis Pitsiladis, John Bale, Craig Sharp, 2006
9
East African When Stories
The books have been long out-of-print and are now available again in re-issues by Heinemann Kenya. The stories are oral tales handed down the generations by the people living near Lake Victoria.
Pamela Kola, 1991
10
The Columbia Guide to East African Literature in English ...
"Some of the writers discussed include the Kenyan novelists Grace Ogot and Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Ugandan poet and essayist Taban Lo Liyong, Ethiopian playwright and poet Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin, Tanzanian novelist and diplomat Peter Palangyo, ...
Simon Gikandi, Evan Mwangi, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EAST AFRICAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term East African is used in the context of the following news items.
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Maersk Sees 10% East African Freight Growth as Harbors Develop
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S freight volumes will probably increase by as much as 10 percent in the East African region this year, helped by ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
2
dmg events to Launch The Big 5 event for East African Construction …
dmg events, an international exhibition company and the organisers of The Big 5 events in the Middle East and Asia, has announced the ... «ITCM, Jul 15»
3
This Is The Super Sexy East African Woman That Blew Away Jay-Z …
Jay-Z is the husband to one of the most stunning women on earth, Beyonce. So a compliment from him in regards to your looks is immensely ... «Ghafla!Kenya, Jul 15»
4
Healthy Ramadan Favorites of East African Cuisine - Health - Health …
With the influx of multiple cultures to the continent came a variety of foods and flavors, greatly influencing native East African cuisines, including ... «Onislam.net, Jul 15»
5
East African bloc demands Burundi delay polls
Dar es Salaam - East African leaders on Monday demanded Burundi delay a controversial presidential election by two weeks until July 30, after ... «News24, Jul 15»
6
East African country orders Springbuck armoured vehicles
A Springbuck APC. DCD Protected Mobility has received an order for its Springbuck armoured personnel carriers (APCs) from an East African ... «defenceWeb, Jul 15»
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Nairobi boasts East African conferencing and tourism networking
Rated among most prominent cities in Africa and the hub of East Africa's tourism, the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi is set to bring the world to ... «eTurboNews, Jul 15»
8
Evangelist Will Graham Preaches the Hope of Christ in the East
Evangelist Will Graham Preaches the Hope of Christ in the East African Country of Tanzania. Contact: Erik Ogren, 704-401-2117, ... «Christian News Wire, Jul 15»
9
We Both Desire and Lack That E. African Unity
Earlier this week, an important East African Community Protocol came into effect. These protocols are like the laws by which the citizens of East ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
10
Waje: Singer cancels East African tour to mourn grandmother
Waje has now cancelled the rest of her East African tour following the death of her grandmother. The 'Onye' singer was already in Kenya when ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»

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