Nairobi

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See also: Nairóbi

English

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Etymology

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

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Proper noun

Nairobi

  2. The capital city of Kenya.
    • 1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 262:
      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.

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Afrikaans

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Proper noun

Nairobi

  1. Nairobi (the capital city of Kenya)

Czech

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nairobi n (indeclinable, relational adjective nairobský)

  1. Nairobi (the capital city of Kenya)

Further reading

  • “Nairobi”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nairobi

  1. Nairobi (the capital city of Kenya)

Further reading

French

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛ.ʁɔ.bi/ ~ /ne.ʁɔ.bi/, /na.i.ʁɔ.bi/

Proper noun

Nairobi f

  1. Nairobi (the capital city of Kenya)

Derived terms

Italian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /najˈrɔ.bi/
  • Rhymes: -ɔbi
  • Hyphenation: Nai‧rò‧bi

Proper noun

Nairobi f

  1. Nairobi (the capital city of Kenya)

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Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.iˈrɔ.bi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔbi
  • Syllabification: Na‧i‧ro‧bi

Proper noun

Nairobi n (indeclinable, related adjective najrobijski)

  1. Nairobi (the capital city of Kenya)

Derived terms

nouns

References

  • Nairobi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nairobi

  1. Alternative form of Nairóbi

Slovak

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nairobi n

  1. Nairobi (the capital of Kenya)

References

  • “Nairobi”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naiˈɾobi/
  • Rhymes: -obi
  • Syllabification: Nai‧ro‧bi

Proper noun

Nairobi ?

  1. Nairobi (the capital city of Kenya)

Swahili

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nairobi

  1. Nairobi (the capital city of Kenya)

Swedish

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Proper noun

Nairobi n (genitive Nairobis)

  1. Nairobi (the capital city of Kenya)
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