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EAST AFRICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A geographical area in eastern Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meronyms (parts of "East Africa"):
Burundi; Republic of Burundi (a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika)
Ruanda; Rwanda; Rwandese Republic (a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony)
Kenya; Republic of Kenya (a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya)
Tanzania; United Republic of Tanzania (a republic in eastern Africa)
Republic of Uganda; Uganda (a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962)
Holonyms ("East Africa" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
Derivation:
East African (of or relating to or located in East Africa)
