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East Africa

East Africa proper noun: a geographic region encompassing the eastern part of Africa, generally stretching from Ethiopia and Eritrea in the north to Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the south.

Proper noun

East Africa

  1. A geographic region encompassing the eastern part of Africa, generally stretching from Ethiopia and Eritrea in the north to Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the south.
    • Similarly, Swahili evolved as the trading language in East Africa and is described as having an Arab vocabulary upon an African grammar.2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2022

East Africa meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

East Africa in Tamil

eastern part of the continent of Africa
கிழக்கு ஆப்பிரிக்கா kiḻakku āppirikkā

East Africa in Vietnamese

eastern part of the continent of Africa
Đông Phi

Words formed from East Africa

Questions about East Africa

What does East Africa mean?
East Africa means a geographic region encompassing the eastern part of Africa, generally stretching from Ethiopia and Eritrea in the north to Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the south.
What is East Africa in Tamil?
East Africa in Tamil is கிழக்கு ஆப்பிரிக்கா (kiḻakku āppirikkā). See East Africa meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is East Africa?
East Africa is a proper noun.

Words near East Africa in the dictionary

  1. easse
  2. Eassie
  3. Eassies
  4. east
  5. East Acton
  6. East Africa
  7. East Africa Time
  8. East African
  9. East African cedar
  10. East African Federation
  11. East African lowland honey bee

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