Kenya

geographical name

Ken·​ya ˈke-nyə  ˈkē- 

variants or formerly British East Africa

republic in eastern Africa bordering on the Indian Ocean to the east and Lake Victoria to the west, crossed by the Equator, and having the Great Rift Valley running north–south through its western part; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony and protectorate; capital Nairobi area 224,081 square miles (580,367 square kilometers), population 48,398,000

Kenyan

ˈke-nyən 

ˈkē-

adjective or noun