Nairobi

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UK/naɪˈɹəʊbi/

proper noun

The capital city of Kenya.

OriginMaasai enkare nyrobi →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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
  2. metonymicallyThe Kenyan government.

Origin

  1. Maasaienkare nyrobi“cold water, cold river”
  2. EnglishNairobi

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Nairobi
  • Nairobicapital of Kenya
Arabic نَيْرُوبِي
  • نَيْرُوبِي (nayrūbī)capital of Kenya
Bengali নাইরোবি
  • নাইরোবি (nairōbi)capital of Kenya
Catalan Nairobi
  • Nairobicapital of Kenya
Chinese Mandarin 內羅畢 /内罗毕
  • 內羅畢 /内罗毕 (Nèiluóbì)capital of Kenya
Czech Nairobi
  • Nairobicapital of Kenya
Danish Nairobi
  • Nairobicapital of Kenya
Dutch Nairobi
  • Nairobicapital of Kenya
Esperanto Najrobio
  • Najrobiocapital of Kenya
Finnish Nairobi
  • Nairobicapital of Kenya
French Nairobi
  • Nairobicapital of Kenya
German Nairobi
  • Nairobicapital of Kenya
Greek Ναϊρόμπι
  • Ναϊρόμπι (Naïrómpi)capital of Kenya
Hebrew ניירובי \ נַיְרוֹבִּי
  • ניירובי \ נַיְרוֹבִּי (nairobi)capital of Kenya
Hindi नैरोबी
  • नैरोबी (nairobī)capital of Kenya
Italian Nairobi
  • Nairobicapital of Kenya
Japanese ナイロビ
  • ナイロビcapital of Kenya
Korean 나이로비
  • 나이로비capital of Kenya
Persian نایروبی
  • نایروبی (nâyrubi)capital of Kenya
Polish Nairobi
  • Nairobicapital of Kenya
Portuguese Nairóbi
  • Nairóbicapital of Kenya
Russian Найро́би
  • Найро́би (Najróbi)capital of Kenya
Spanish Nairobi
  • Nairobicapital of Kenya
Swahili Nairobi
  • Nairobicapital of Kenya
Swedish Nairobi
  • Nairobicapital of Kenya
Thai ไนโรบี
  • ไนโรบี (nai-roo-bii)capital of Kenya
Vietnamese Nai-rô-bi
  • Nai-rô-bicapital of Kenya

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Nairobi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nairobi

MLA

“Nairobi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nairobi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nairobi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nairobi.

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