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Ugandan

Ugandan

11 3.5
Relating to Uganda or its people
  • adjective
  • /juˈɡændən/
translation icon : ugandés
  • Thus far, the Ugandan government has been unable to defeat this insurgency.
  • Ugandan government
  • Ugandan territory
  • Ugandan land

Do you think that you did a good Ugandan accent?

Examples

  • Catherine Mitchell sells jewelry made by Ugandan women and sends the proceeds back to the women in Africa.

    Blog text (2)
  • Stranded and alone, Becca is soon befriended by Derric, a Ugandan orphan adopted by a local family.

    Blog text (29)
  • I saw a thing yesterday on the Ugandan parliament.

  • Since that tragedy, however, the Ugandan government has worked to ensure that the area is secure.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I've always been Ugandan first, Indian second.

  • He shares an apartment with other Ugandan refugees.

  • Here, the Journal reprints the remarks of former Ugandan Ambassador Aggrey Awori on regional economic cooperation in Africa.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Is it true that, as Ugandan writer Okot p'Bitek claims in his posthumous book, "In an African society, art is life?"

    Academic text (2015)
  • So I've been treated by doctors, by Cuban doctors, by Ugandan doctors, by Congolese doctors who were phenomenal, who had not much more than their hands to work with.

  • The Ugandan culture is rich in traditions and customs that date back centuries.

Synonyms

African
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172 1.0

A person from the continent of Africa

is specific to one country rather than to the entire continent
East African
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7 2.7

Relating to the countries, people, and culture of East Africa

is specific to one country rather than the whole eastern region

Compounds

Traditional dishes and cooking styles from Uganda using local foods

The customs, beliefs, and everyday ways of people in Uganda

The money used in Uganda, equal to 100 cents

Surface Forms

Ugandan positive

Morphology

Ugandan = Uganda (transparent) = Uganda + an

The adjective is transparently formed by adding the productive suffix '-an' to the country name 'Uganda'.

Etymology

Ugandan as an adjective comes from Uganda, a name borrowed from the Ganda people of 'Buganda'. That's why Ugandan describes something 'of or relating to Uganda'.