Kenya

Ken·ya  (kny, kn-) A country of east-central Africa bordering on the Indian Ocean. The site of many early hominid fossils, Kenya was inhabited during historic times by various Cushitic, Nilotic, and Bantu peoples including the Kikuyu and the Masai. The coast was settled by Arab traders in the 8th century a.d. and later (16th-18th century) by the Portuguese. Kenya became a British protectorate in 1890 and crown colony in 1920. It achieved independence in 1963. Nairobi is the capital and the largest city. Population: 36,900,000. Kenyan adj. & n.

Kenya

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Kenya, Mount

An extinct volcano, 5,202.7 m (17,058 ft), in central Kenya. It is the second-highest peak in Africa.

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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 Republic of Kenya East Africa - a geographical area in eastern Africa capital of Kenya, Nairobi - the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris Kisumu - a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center Mombasa - a port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean Nakuru - a city in western Kenya; commercial center of an agricultural region 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 Kenyan - a native or inhabitant of Kenya

Translations

Kenya [ˈkiːnjə] n → Kenia

Kenya [ˈkɛnjə] n → Kenya m

Kenya [ˈkɛnjə] n → Kenia nt

Kenya [ˈkɛnjə] n → Kenia m