Uganda

American  

[yoo-gan-duh, oo-gahn-] / juˈgæn də, uˈgɑn- /

noun

1. 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. 91,065 sq. mi. (241,068 sq. km). Kampala.

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Uganda British  

/ juːˈɡændə /

noun

1. 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: 34 758 809 (2013 est). Area: 235 886 sq km (91 076 sq miles)

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Uganda Cultural  

1. Landlocked nation on Lake Victoria in east-central Africa, bordered by Tanzania and Rwanda to the south, Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, Sudan to the north, and Kenya to the east. Its capital and largest city is Kampala.

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From 1971 to 1979, Uganda was ruled by the notorious military strongman Idi Amin. It is estimated that Amin killed as many as 300,000 Ugandans through internal purges and campaigns of terror before he was overthrown.

Under Amin, Uganda was a sponsor of international terrorism. In 1976, a French airliner was hijacked and flown to Entebbe Airport outside Kampala. An Israeli commando unit subsequently rescued the hostages in a sensational raid.

Other Word Forms

• Ugandan
  adjective

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Previous Welsh governments under Labour had started funding its work, which included the tree-planting scheme around Mbale in the Mount Elgon region of eastern Uganda, with 25 million trees planted as of 2025.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Since the outbreak, Ebola cases have also been confirmed in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Like Mamdani, Raman is young, progressive and born outside the U.S.—she in India, he in Uganda to parents of Indian descent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

In this case, around 20 nationals of Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe were in custody, authorities said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

She made lists of questions for me and printed articles about research done on people without their knowledge or consent—from a vaccine trial in Uganda to the testing of drugs on U.S. troops.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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