| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| (KEN-yuh, KEEN-yuh) Republic in eastern Africa bordered by Sudan and Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, Tanzania to the southwest, and Uganda to the west. Its capital and largest city is Nairobi. | 1 |
| ‡ The Great Rift Valley in Kenya is the site of some major archaeological discoveries, including remains of the earliest known humans. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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