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Kenyan

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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.
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Kenya

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

Kenyan
Adjective
from Kenya
Noun
a person from Kenya
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.KenyanKenyan - a native or inhabitant of Kenya      
Kenya, Republic of 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
African - a native or inhabitant of Africa
Adj.1.Kenyan - of or relating to or characteristic of Kenya or its people; "Kenyan mountains"
Translations
Kenyan [ˈkiːnjən] adj, nkeniata m/f; keniano/a m/f
Kenyan [ˈkɛnjən] adjkényan(ne)
nKényan(ne)
Kenyan [ˈkɛnjən] Kenya adjkenianisch
nKenianer(in) m(f)
Kenyan [ˈkɛnjən] adj, nKeniano/a, Keniota (m/f)


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As a firsthand account of the hugely successful commodification of things African, from all the well-known textile traditions to Kenyan nomadic jewelry, decorated gourds, and West African sculpture and their spectacular rebirth as (sometimes high, sometimes goofy) fashion, this book has no peer, With its compilation of hundreds of full-color, glossy images, it is an inestimable teaching resource and therefore worth far more than its hundred dollar-plus list price.
The Kenyan colonial government tried to deal with the second and third categories by making it crime for anyone who was not a member of the KBSA to wear Scout clothing and symbols.
Senior Kenyan clergy are demanding that the display be removed entirely or at least moved to a less prominent location "to prevent young Africans from being corrupted.
 
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