Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A native or inhabitant of Kenya.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Kenya.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Kenya.
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- noun A person from
Kenya or of Kenyan descent. - adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Kenya or its people
- noun a native or inhabitant of Kenya
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Examples
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Peculiarly Kenyan is “a testimony to the curiously Kenyan habits, smells, tastes and flavours that make this country of ours hilarious at best and annoying at worst.”
Global Voices in English » Kenya: A nation laughing at itself 2009
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The Pride of Kenya blog says, “Pride of Kenya really is going to be the biggest thing in Kenyan conservation this year”.
Global Voices in English » Kenya: Fibreglass Lions to go ‘Wild’ in Nairobi 2009
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MCCJEX discusses about the practices in Kenyan schools:
Global Voices in English » Online Campaigns To Combat Spread Of HIV/AIDS 2009
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Resistance to technology by teachers has been cited (. pdf) as a problem of computer expansion in Kenyan classrooms.
Global Voices in English » Africa: Will technophobia crash the ICT party? 2009
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It would be helpful if Obama issued a categorical statement that if elected, he would not intervene in Kenyan affairs.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » More Obama Family Mania 2008
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It would be helpful if Obama issued a categorical statement that if elected, he would not intervene in Kenyan affairs.
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The case has triggered a buzz in Kenyan legal circles with Kenyan attorneys conceding that the complaint is legitimate but disagreeing on whether it is admissible in Kenyan courts.
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Whilst the son of a Kenyan is American beyond question, and a democrat and unifier in Martin Luther King's tradition, wars continue to be played out in Congo, disputes in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Somalia,
Daniels Counter. 2008
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In order to curb the nationwide bloodletting, Annan convened a series of meetings between President Kibaki and Odinga which would become known as the Kenyan National Dialogue and Reconciliation.
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A witch doctor for a president who has been called a Kenyan musim?
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