# Kenya

Pronunciation: US say "KEN-yuh" /ˈkɛn.jə/; UK

## Proper noun

1. An East African country whose official name is the Republic of Kenya.
   - Simple: A country in East Africa, on the coast of the Indian Ocean.
   - _Kenya gained independence from Britain in 1963._
   - _Kenya's economy depends heavily on agriculture and tourism._

## 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”).

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