I am a Christian, but my father came from a Kenyan family that includes generations of Muslims.
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Kenyan
Synonyms for "kenyan"
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57 translations across 22 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- Keniaans adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- Keniaan noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Asturian
4 entries- kenianu adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- keñanu adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- keniana noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
- kenianu noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Catalan
4 entries- kenyana adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- kenyà adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- kenyana noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
- kenyà noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Czech
2 entries- keňský adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- Keňan noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Danish
2 entries- kenyansk adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- kenyaner noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Dutch
4 entries- Keniaans adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- Kenyaans adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- Keniaan noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
- Keniaanse noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Finnish
2 entries- kenialainen adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- kenialainen noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
French
2 entries- kényan adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- Kényan noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Galician
2 entries- kenyano adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- kenyano noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
German
3 entries- kenianisch adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- Kenianer noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
- Kenianerin noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Italian
1 entries- keniano adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- kenyansk adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- kenyaner noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Norwegian Nynorsk
3 entries- kenyansk adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- kenyan noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
- kenyanar noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Polish
1 entries- kenijski adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
Portuguese
2 entries- queniano adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- queniano noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Romanian
3 entries- kenyan adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- kenyan noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
- kenyană noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Russian
3 entries- кени́йский adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- кени́ец noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
- кени́йка noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Spanish
4 entries- keniano adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- keniata adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- keniano noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
- keniata noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Swahili
2 entries- Mkenya adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- Mkenya noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Swedish
1 entries- kenyansk adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
Turkish
1 entries- Kenyalı noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Ukrainian
3 entries- кені́йський adj (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people)
- кені́йка noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
- кені́єць noun (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
This man is Kenyan.
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That man is Kenyan.
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Sheltered by a tarpaulin from the blazing sun, a group of Kenyan women weave handfuls of dried reeds, their practiced hands turning them into exquisite baskets, mats and hats that have been sold to tourists from around the world.
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