Etymology

Nairobi

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Maasai enkare nyrobi
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  1. Maasai · borrowed fromenkare nyrobi“cold water, cold river”
  2. English todayNairobi

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

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