How do you pronounce kenyan?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɛnjən/.

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kenyan

/ˈkɛnjən/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

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noun

A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people.

From Kenya + -an.

Kenyans (plural)

Kenyanness

kenyon bennion henion

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