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Jinja

American  
[jin-jah] / ˈdʒɪn dʒɑ /

noun

  1. a city in SE Uganda, on Lake Victoria.


Jinja British  
/ ˈdʒɪndʒə /

noun

  1. a town in Uganda, on the N shore of Lake Victoria. Pop: 86 520 (2002 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There were heavy police and army patrols in the border town of Jinja, another AFP team said.

From Barron's Jan. 15, 2026

The couple went into his restaurant, Jinja Bar & Bistro, in the early 2000s, and ended up chatting with Lanham and the other owners, Lanham said.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2025

At least eight Arsenal fans have been arrested in the Ugandan city of Jinja after celebrating the club's win against Manchester United in the English Premier League.

From BBC Jan. 23, 2023

In a tweet, health minister Jane Ruth Aceng said the case in Jinja was of a 45-year-old man who died on Thursday.

From Reuters Nov. 13, 2022

On the north, close by the Torigoé Jinja stands the shrine to Jinnai, the god granting cure to sufferers from ague.

From Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)

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