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Uganda

Uganda

65 2.1
A landlocked country in East Africa
  • proper noun
  • /juˈɡændə/
translation icon : Uganda
  • Moses travels to Uganda, where he experiences the unique culture and natural beauty.
  • Tanzania and Uganda
  • Kenya and Uganda
  • Sudan and Uganda

And I met a guy from Uganda who was on death row.

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Examples

  • Last year, I accompanied five trucks of refugees returning from exile in Uganda to southern Sudan.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Four Pepperdine alumni traveled to Uganda to advocate for children held in prison without trial.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I am from northern Uganda.

  • A group of women lawyers in Uganda, for example, is providing legal education to village women.

    Academic text (1994)
  • If you call us to do your work in Uganda, please give us courage.

  • My uncle used to work at the Uganda consulate.

  • And this is a project called Fruits of the Nile that works in Uganda where they do that.

  • "Dry beans are one of the major food crops grown in Uganda on about 600,000 hectares of land."

    Academic text (2008)
  • I am from Uganda, a beautiful landlocked country in East Africa.

  • The wildlife conservation project in Uganda focuses on protecting endangered species.

Synonyms

2.5

A landlocked country in East Africa

is the common shorter name used in everyday speech

Surface Forms

Uganda main

Etymology

Uganda comes from the name of the local kingdom Buganda, and Buganda means 'land of the Ganda', the local people. So the country's name simply points to the people and land it began with.