Kenya

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Probably from Kikuyu kere nyaga(“white mountain”), referring to Mount Kenya.


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Kenya

African nation, named for Mount Kenya, which probably is a shortening of Kikuyu Kirinyaga, from kere nyaga, literally "white mountain" (though just south of the equator, it is snowcapped). Related: Kenyan.