Definitions for kenyaˈkɛn yə, ˈkin-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ken•yaˈkɛn yə, ˈkin-(n.)
a republic in E Africa: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and formerly a British crown colony and protectorate. 28,808,658; 223,478 sq. mi. (578,808 sq. km).
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Cap.: Nairobi.
Mount, an extinct volcano in central Kenya. 17,040 ft. (5194 m).
Category: Geography (places)
Ken′yan(adj.; n.)
Princeton's WordNet
Kenya, Republic of Kenya(noun)
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
Wiktionary
Kenya(ProperNoun)
Country in Eastern Africa. Official name: Republic of Kenya.
Origin: Probably from Kikuyu kere nyaga ("white mountain"), referring to .
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Kenya
A republic in eastern Africa, south of ETHIOPIA, west of SOMALIA with TANZANIA to its south, and coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Nairobi.
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