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kabaka

American

[kuh-bah-kuh] / kəˈbɑ kə /

noun

the traditional king of Buganda, a region and former kingdom of southern Uganda.

kabaka British

/ kaˈbaka /

noun

any of the former rulers of the Baganda people of S Uganda

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Etymology

Origin of kabaka

Borrowed into English from Luganda around 1875–80

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