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Kenya

proper noun
USKEN-yuh/ˈkɛn.jə/

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    proper noun
    An East African country whose official name is the Republic of Kenya.

    Kenya gained independence from Britain in 1963.

    Kenya's economy depends heavily on agriculture and tourism.

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Origin

Kenya takes its name from Mount Kenya, whose own name has several proposed origins: perhaps from Kikuyu kere nyaga (“white mountain”), so called because it is snow-capped; or from Kamba kii nyaa (“ostrich mountain”); or from Kikuyu kĩrĩma (“mountain”).