East Africa
English
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.
- 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 22 March 2022:
- Similarly, Swahili evolved as the trading language in East Africa and is described as having an Arab vocabulary upon an African grammar.
Coordinate terms
- Central Africa
- North Africa
- Saharan Africa, Sahara
- Sahel
- Southern Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- West Africa
Derived terms
Translations
eastern part of the continent of Africa
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