English Explanatory Dictionary

Kenya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Kenya.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɛn.jə/ /ˈkiːn.jə/ [ˈkɛ.ɲa] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Kenya.wav Kenya pronunciation.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-Kenya.wav

Word forms

Kenya

Etymology

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”)

Related words

Countries of the world

Derived words

Kenya AA Kenya tick typhus
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on K Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary