"Mombasa" meaning in English

See Mombasa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Swahili Mombasa. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sw|Mombasa}} Swahili Mombasa Head templates: {{en-prop}} Mombasa
  1. A large coastal city in Kenya, the second-largest city in Kenya. Categories (place): Cities in Kenya, Places in Kenya Translations (city in Kenya): मोम्बासा (mombāsā) (Marathi), Mombasa (Swahili), مُمْباسَہ (mumbāsa) [masculine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Mombasa-en-name-djgkmXpL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'city in Kenya': 75 25
  2. A county of Kenya. Categories (place): Counties of Kenya, Places in Kenya
    Sense id: en-Mombasa-en-name-0RCW06bu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Mombasa Island

Alternative forms

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