Nairobi

//naɪˈɹəʊbi// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Kenya.

    "By 1899 the railhead had reached the further edge of the Athi Plain at mile 315, and halted while the survey parties went ahead, and a supply base was established at the foot of the hills. This spot has become Nairobi."

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capital of kenya

Example

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"At least four were killed in the explosion of a car bomb outside a police station in the capital, Nairobi."

Etymology

From Maasai enkare nyrobi (“cold water, cold river”), the name of the Nairobi river.

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