Kenyan

K5E1N1Y4A1N1
/ˈkɛnjən/

noun

A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

nounKenyan (plural Kenyans)

plural Kenyans

  1. A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent.
adjectiveKenyan (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people.

Origin

Translations

Afrikaans Keniaan, Keniaans
  • KeniaanA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • KeniaansOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Catalan kenyà, kenyana
  • kenyàA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • kenyanaA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • kenyàOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
  • kenyanaOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Czech Keňan, keňský
  • KeňanA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • keňskýOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Danish kenyaner, kenyansk
  • kenyanerA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • kenyanskOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Dutch Keniaan, Keniaanse
  • KeniaanA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • KeniaanseA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • KenyaanA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • KenyaanseA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • KeniaansOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
  • KenyaansOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Finnish kenialainen, kenialainen
  • kenialainenA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • kenialainenOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
French Kényan, kényan
  • KényanA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • kényanOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
German Kenianer, Kenianerin
  • KenianerA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • KenianerinA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • kenianischOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Italian keniano
  • kenianoOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Norwegian Bokmål kenyaner, kenyansk
  • kenyanerA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • kenyanskOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Polish kenijski
  • kenijskiOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Portuguese queniano, queniano
  • quenianoA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • quenianoOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Romanian kenyan, kenyană
  • kenyanA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • kenyanăA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • kenyanOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Russian кени́ец, кени́йка
  • кени́ец (keníjec)A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • кени́йка (keníjka)A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • кени́йский (keníjskij)Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Spanish keniano, keniata
  • kenianoA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • keniataA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • kenianoOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
  • keniataOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Swahili Mkenya, Mkenya
  • MkenyaA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • MkenyaOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Swedish kenyansk
  • kenyanskOf, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people
Turkish Kenyalı
  • KenyalıA person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
Ukrainian кені́єць, кені́йка
  • кені́єць (keníjecʹ)A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • кені́йка (keníjka)A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent
  • кені́йський (keníjsʹkyj)Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people

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APA

Kenyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kenyan

MLA

“Kenyan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kenyan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kenyan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kenyan.

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