Meanings
adjectiveEast African (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to East Africa, its people, or its culture.
nounEast African (plural East Africans)
plural East Africans
- An East African person; one who comes from or lives in East Africa.
Translations
Bengali পূর্ব আফ্রিকী, পূর্ব আফ্রিকী
- পূর্ব আফ্রিকী (purbo aphriki)relating to East Africa
- পূর্ব আফ্রিকী (purbo aphriki)East African person
Danish østafrikansk, østafrikaner
- østafrikanskrelating to East Africa
- østafrikanerEast African person
Dutch Oost-Afrikaans, Oost-Afrikaan
- Oost-Afrikaansrelating to East Africa
- Oost-AfrikaanEast African person
- Oost-AfrikaanseEast African person
Finnish itäafrikkalainen, itäafrikkalainen
- itäafrikkalainenrelating to East Africa
- itäafrikkalainenEast African person
German ostafrikanisch, Ostafrikaner
- ostafrikanischrelating to East Africa
- OstafrikanerEast African person
- OstafrikanerinEast African person
Norwegian østafrikaner
- østafrikanerEast African person
Norwegian Bokmål østafrikansk
- østafrikanskrelating to East Africa
Polish wschodnioafrykański
- wschodnioafrykańskirelating to East Africa
Swedish östafrikansk, östafrikan
- östafrikanskrelating to East Africa
- östafrikanEast African person
Cite this entry
APA
East African. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20African
MLA
“East African.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20African. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “East African,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20African.
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