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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  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

Translations

Afrikaans Oos-Afrika
  • Oos-Afrikaeastern part of the continent of Africa
Chinese Mandarin 東非 /东非, 東非洲 /东非洲
  • 東非 /东非 (Dōngfēi)eastern part of the continent of Africa
  • 東非洲 /东非洲 (Dōng Fēizhōu)eastern part of the continent of Africa
Danish Østafrika
  • Østafrikaeastern part of the continent of Africa
Dutch Oost-Afrika
  • Oost-Afrikaeastern part of the continent of Africa
Finnish Itä-Afrikka
  • Itä-Afrikkaeastern part of the continent of Africa
French Afrique Orientale
  • Afrique Orientaleeastern part of the continent of Africa
German Ostafrika
  • Ostafrikaeastern part of the continent of Africa
Hungarian Kelet-Afrika
  • Kelet-Afrikaeastern part of the continent of Africa
Korean 동아프리카
  • 동아프리카 (dong'apeurika)eastern part of the continent of Africa
Norwegian Bokmål Øst-Afrika
  • Øst-Afrikaeastern part of the continent of Africa
Russian Восто́чная А́фрика
  • Восто́чная А́фрика (Vostóčnaja Áfrika)eastern part of the continent of Africa
Spanish África Oriental
  • África Orientaleastern part of the continent of Africa
Swahili Afrika ya Mashariki
  • Afrika ya Masharikieastern part of the continent of Africa
Swedish Östafrika
  • Östafrikaeastern part of the continent of Africa
Tamil கிழக்கு ஆப்பிரிக்கா
  • கிழக்கு ஆப்பிரிக்கா (kiḻakku āppirikkā)eastern part of the continent of Africa
Vietnamese Đông Phi
  • Đông Phieastern part of the continent of Africa
Cite this entry
APA

East Africa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Africa

MLA

“East Africa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Africa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “East Africa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Africa.

Source: East Africa on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.