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Kenya
[Kenya 词源字典]
African nation, named for Mount
Kenya
, which probably is a shortening of Kikuyu
Kirinyaga
, from
kere nyaga
, literally "white mountain" (though just south of the equator, it is snowcapped). Related:
Kenyan
.
[Kenya etymology, Kenya origin, 英语词源]