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Uganda

proper noun

  1. country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /juːˈɡændə/ / /jʉwˈɡandə/ / /(j)uˈɡɑndə/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Luganda Bugandader. Swahili Ugandader. English Uganda From Swahili Uganda (“Buganda, subnational kingdom”), from Luganda Buganda (“land of the Ganda”), possibly from Proto-Bantu *ngàndá (“family”).

  1. A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Uganda.

    “The Uganda Police Force described the planned protests as “potentially anarchic” in a statement on Monday, warning it “shall not tolerate disorderly conduct.””