Baganda

/ (bəˈɡændə, -ˈɡɑːn-) /

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noun

(functioning as plural) a Negroid people of E Africa living chiefly in UgandaSee also Ganda (def. 1), Luganda

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Words nearby Baganda

baffleplate, baffling, baffy, BAFTA, bag, Baganda, bag and baggage, bagasse, bagassosis, bagatelle, Bagdad

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How to use Baganda in a sentence

Three separate influences, each of them powerful and benevolent, exercise control over the mass of the Baganda nation.
My African Journey|Winston Churchill
Yet it should not be thought that the action, as performed by the Baganda, involves or implies any servility.
My African Journey|Winston Churchill
In this large and beautifully-constructed grass building about seventy chiefs and Baganda notables were assembled.
My African Journey|Winston Churchill
They have built many excellent schools, and thousands of young Baganda are being taught to read and write in their own language.
My African Journey|Winston Churchill

The Baganda will not be benefited either morally or materially by contact with modern money-making or modern money-makers.
My African Journey|Winston Churchill