- British East Africa
- geographical name 1. — see Kenya 2. the former British dependencies in E Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Zanzibar, & Tanganyika
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
British East Africa
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East Africa Protectorate — Flagge von Britisch Ostafrika und der nachfolgenden Kolonie Britisch Ostafrika (englisch: British East Africa) war ab 1895 ein britisches Protektorat, das größtenteils auf dem Areal des heutigen Kenia lag. Das Areal wird geschätzt auf 700,000 km² … Deutsch Wikipedia
