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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

Example Sentences

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The main tomb, which was made out of wood, thatch, reed and wattle, had burned to the ground, and supporters of the Buganda king, whose title is the kabaka, said the fire was arson.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2010

The power was thenceforward concentrated more and more in the hands of this kabaka, and the raids and extortions among the neighbouring tribes at once recommenced.

From Freeland A Social Anticipation by Hertzka, Theodor

The kabaka Suna had only taken time to prepare for an annihilating blow.

From Freeland A Social Anticipation by Hertzka, Theodor

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