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Nairobi

proper noun

  1. capital city of Kenya
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /naɪˈɹəʊbi/

name

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

  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.”