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# kenyan

noun (a Kenyan, Kenyans); adjective (Kenyan)

«kenyan» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A Kenyan is a person who comes from Kenya, a country in East Africa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kenyan/#m1)
2. Kenyan means belonging to Kenya or its people, such as Kenyan food, Kenyan runners or Kenyan wildlife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kenyan/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons about Africa and in sport: Kenyan runners often win long-distance races. Kenya has safari parks, Mount Kenya and the Great Rift Valley; its capital is Nairobi. Phrases: «a Kenyan runner», «Kenyan tea».

### Examples

- A Kenyan runner won the marathon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kenyan/#x1)
- Our class has a pen pal who is Kenyan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kenyan/#x2)
- Kenyan tea is grown in the highlands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kenyan/#x3)
- Many Kenyans speak Swahili and English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kenyan/#x4)
- We read a Kenyan folk tale about a clever hare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kenyan/#x5)
- Kenyan safari parks have lions, elephants and giraffes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kenyan/#x6)
- The Kenyan flag is black, red and green with white lines and a shield. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kenyan/#x7)
- My uncle visited a Kenyan school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kenyan/#x8)

### Note

Always capital K. Say «KEN-yun». Kenya's main languages are Swahili and English. Not all Kenyans are runners; it is one famous strength.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kenyan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kenyan/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kenyan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kenyan.html) on Mova free.