Nairobbery
n.— «Friday was a bad day to be robbed in Kenya’s capital Nairobi—dubbed “Nairobbery” for its high crime rate.» —“Kenya Police Stations Have Telephones Cut Off In Crime City” in Nairobie, Kenya Reuters Jan. 25, 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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