Jinja
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- proper noun
- That experience was pretty funny as well; riding a boda in Kampala is much more intimidating than in Jinja.
- Jinja shrine
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I don't know you, but I believe I passed you and your beautiful clan on the streets in Jinja last week :)
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Before doing this, however, I am taking the fall off and going to Jinja, Uganda for 3 months to serve in an orphanage for kids with disabilities, and I could not be
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Anyway, I spoke to Jinja.
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Destreet grew up in Jinja and has what he calls a "strong poor background."
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Atago Shrine (or "jinja" in Japanese) is five minutes from Onarimon Station on the Toei Mita line.
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While our afternoon trips to Akihabara might have been disappointing, we more than made up for it with visits to Nikko, Mt. Fuji, and Hie-Jinja.
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Continuing our path, we visited a shrine called Otoyo-jinja (which was dedicated to rats and had many cool statues of these animals) and we passed by Eikan-d?
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Industries sprang up in Kampala, Lugazi, and Jinja, and suddenly locally produced goods appeared in the shops, many of which were reopened along Jinja, Kampala, and Bombo Roads, which were previously boarded up.
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Industries sprang up in Kampala, Lugazi, and Jinja, and suddenly locally produced goods appeared in the shops, many of which were reopened along Jinja, Kampala, and Bombo Roads, which were previously boarded up.
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Jinja is famous for its stunning scenery and adventure sports on Jinja Lake Victoria.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jinja comes from a local Ugandan language, probably Luganda, and was the name used by people living by the Nile for the town. A helpful way to remember Jinja is to picture the lakeside city at the source of the Nile, because the name simply refers to that place.