U·gan·da (y -g n d , -gändä) A country of east-central Africa. Inhabited since Paleolithic and Neolithic times, the region was settled by migrating Bantu people around a.d. 1100 and by Nilotic peoples from the north in the late 17th century. Various kingdoms and states were established beginning in the 14th century, including the Bantu kingdom of Buganda, which became a British protectorate in 1894. The protectorate was later extended to the entire region, which became independent as Uganda in 1962. Kampala is the capital and the largest city. Population: 30,300,000. U·gan dan adj. & n. |   |
Uganda [juːˈgændə]
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(Placename) a republic in E Africa: British protectorate established in 1894-96; gained independence in 1962 and became a republic in 1963; a member of the Commonwealth. It consists mostly of a savanna plateau with part of Lake Victoria in the southeast and mountains in the southwest, reaching 5109 m (16 763 ft.) in the Ruwenzori Range. Official language: English; Swahili, Luganda, and Luo are also widely spoken. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: Ugandan shilling. Capital: Kampala. Pop.: 23 986 000 (2001 est.). Area: 235 886 sq. km (91 076 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Uganda - a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962Lord's Resistance Army - a quasi-religious rebel group in Uganda that terrorized and raped women and kidnapped children who were forced to serve in the army East Africa - a geographical area in eastern Africa Buganda - a state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom Entebbe - a town in southern Uganda on Lake Victoria; site of an international airport (where in 1976 Israeli commandos rescued hostages held aboard a plane by Palestinian hijackers) Jinja - a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria Gulu - a city in northern Uganda Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Lake Edward - a lake in the Great Rift Valley between Congo and Uganda Nile, Nile River - the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization Ugandan - a native or inhabitant of Uganda |
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