Ostafrika

German

Etymology

From Ost (“east”) +‎ Afrika (“Africa”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔstˈʔaːfʁika/, /ˌɔstˈʔafʁika/
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Proper noun

Ostafrika n (proper noun, genitive Ostafrikas or (optionally with an article) Ostafrika)

  1. East Africa (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)

Declension

Declension of Ostafrika [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Ostafrika
genitive des Ostafrikas, Ostafrika1
dative dem Ostafrika
accusative das Ostafrika

1Optionally with an article.

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