Kenya
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Kenya
- /ˈkɛn.jə/
- /ˈkiːn.jə/ dated
- [ˈkɛ.ɲa] Kenya
Rhymes with -ɛnjə, (dated) -iːnjə
Where it comes from
From the name of Mount Kenya, about which several theories exist, including
* from Kikuyu kere nyaga (“white mountain”) (because it is snow-capped)
* from Kamba kii nyaa (“ostrich mountain”)
* from Kikuyu kĩrĩma (“mountain”)
proper noun
- A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Kenya. The object of the builders was to push on to Uganda as quickly as possible; one result was that Kenya was "discovered" on the way.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tanzania, uganda, zambia, somalia, mombasa, nairobi, kenyan, senegal, country, ford, kenyans, ke, djibouti, burundi, south sudan, rwanda
Translations
Every language
name country in Eastern Africa
| Español | Kenia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ケニア Kenia |
| 中文 | 肯尼亞 /肯尼亚 Kěnníyà |
| हिन्दी | कीनिया kīniyā, केन्या kenyā, केनिया keniyā, कीनया kīnyā, कीनीया kīnīyā, केनया kenyā |
| Kiswahili | Kenya |
| Français | Kenya |
| Deutsch | Kenia |
| Italiano | Kenya |
| Ελληνικά | Κένυα Kénya |
| Română | Kenya |
| Русский | Ке́ния Kénija |
| Tiếng Việt | Kê-ni-a |
| العربية | كِينِيَا kēniyā |
| עברית | קֶנְיָה kenya |
Talk about this word "Kenya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kenya. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Kenya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kenya "Kenya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kenya.Cite this
@misc{kenya_2026,
title = {Kenya},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kenya},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
