Mombasa

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A large coastal city in Kenya, the second-largest city in Kenya.
  2. 2
    A county of Kenya.

Example

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"Kenya officially launched its HPV vaccination program Friday in the coastal town of Mombasa."

Etymology

From Swahili Mombasa.

Related phrases

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