Nairobi

[nahy-roh-bee]

Nai·ro·bi

[nahy-roh-bee]
noun
a city in and the capital of Kenya, in the SW part. 650,000.
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Ken·ya

[ken-yuh, keen-]
noun
1.
a republic in E Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony and protectorate. 28,803,085; 223,478 sq. mi. (578,808 sq. km). Capital: Nairobi.
2.
Mount, an extinct volcano in central Kenya. 17,040 feet (5194 meters).
Ken·yan, adjective, noun
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Nairobi (naɪˈrəʊbɪ)
 
n
the capital of Kenya, in the southwest, at an altitude of 1650 m (5500 ft): founded in 1899; became capital in 1905; commercial and industrial centre; the Nairobi National Park (a game reserve) is nearby. Pop: 2 818 000 (2005 est)

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Nairobi [(neye-roh-bee)]

Capital of Kenya and largest city in the country, located in southern Kenya.

Note: It was the capital of British East Africa — Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar (see Tanzania) — from 1905 until the colonies became independent in the early 1960s.
Note: Nairobi is a center for tourist safaris.
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