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Kenya

The origin and history of Kenya.

Etymology

Named after Mount Kenya, whose own name has several proposed origins: from Kikuyu kere nyaga ("white mountain"), because the peak is snow-capped; from Kamba kii nyaa ("ostrich mountain"); or from Kikuyu kĩrĩma ("mountain").

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