German East Africa

noun

1. a former German territory in E Africa, the area now comprised of continental Tanzania and the independent republics of Rwanda and Burundi.

German East Africa

noun

1. a former German territory in E Africa, consisting of Tanganyika and Ruanda-Urundi: divided in 1919 between Great Britain and Belgium; now in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi

Example Sentences

What it’s about How colonialism shapes the lives of three protagonists in an unnamed coastal town in German East Africa in the early 1900s.

From New York Times

Tanzania was a part of German East Africa, which consisted of modern-day Rwanda, Burundi and parts of Mozambique.

From BBC

That success was later reversed and by the end of the 19th Century, the Europeans were keen to stamp their authority on this part of what was known as German East Africa.

From BBC

German East Africa was a German colony which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, parts of Tanzania, and a small region of Mozambique.

From Washington Times

Beginning in the early 20th century, when the territory was part of German East Africa, the story moves on through both world wars, British rule and to independence.

From Washington Post