Uganda

Uganda
Uganda from Swahili u "land, country" + Ganda, indigenous people name, of unknown origin.

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  • Uganda — Ugandan, adj., n. /yooh gan deuh, ooh gahn /, n. an independent state in E Africa, between the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British protectorate. 20,604,874; 91,065 sq. mi.… …   Universalium

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