[nahy-roh-bee] 
| a city in and the capital of Kenya, in the SW part. 650,000. |
[ken-yuh, keen-] | 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 ft. (5194 m). |
| Nai·ro·bi (nī-rō'bē) The capital and largest city of Kenya, in the south-central part of the country. Founded in 1899, it became the seat of government for British East Africa in 1905 and capital of independent Kenya in 1963. Population: 2,750,000. |
Republic in eastern Africa bordered by Sudan and Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, Tanzania to the southwest, and Uganda to the west. Its capital and largest city is Nairobi.
Note: The Great Rift Valley in Kenya is the site of some major archaeological discoveries, including remains of the earliest known humans.
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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