Nairobi
/naɪˈɹəʊbi//naɪˈɹəʊbi/
Nairobi proper noun: the capital city of Kenya.
Proper noun
Nairobi
- 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.1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 262
- The Kenyan government.
Nairobi meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Kannada and Arabic
Nairobi in Hindi
- capital of Kenya
- नैरोबी nairobī
Nairobi in Bengali
- capital of Kenya
- নাইরোবি nairōbi
Nairobi in Kannada
- capital of Kenya
- ನೈರೋಬಿ nairōbi
Nairobi in Arabic
- capital of Kenya
- نَيْرُوبِي nayrūbī
More languagesFewer languages
- Nairobi in Persian
- نایروبی nâyrubi
- Nairobi in Thai
- ไนโรบี nai-roo-bii
- Nairobi in Vietnamese
- Nai-rô-bi
Origin of Nairobi
From Maasai enkare nyrobi (“cold water, cold river”), the name of the Nairobi river.
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Phrases with Nairobi
Questions about Nairobi
- What does Nairobi mean?
- Nairobi means the capital city of Kenya.
- What is Nairobi in Hindi?
- Nairobi in Hindi is नैरोबी (nairobī). See Nairobi meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Nairobi?
- Nairobi is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Nairobi?
- Nairobi is pronounced /naɪˈɹəʊbi/ (UK).
Words near Nairobi in the dictionary
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