kabaka

[ kuh-bah-kuh ]

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

Origin of kabaka

1
Borrowed into English from Luganda around 1875–80

Words Nearby kabaka

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How to use kabaka in a sentence

  • kabaka, I think my charms which my father suspended round my neck must be very powerful.

    My Dark Companions | Henry M. Stanley
  • The little kabaka sat on his throne, and his subjects grouped themselves around and before him.

    My African Journey | Winston Churchill
  • It was not until the shadows began to lengthen that we visited the kabaka on the Royal Hill.

    My African Journey | Winston Churchill
  • The kabaka Suna had only taken time to prepare for an annihilating blow.

    Freeland | Theodor Hertzka

British Dictionary definitions for kabaka

kabaka

/ (kaˈbaka) /


noun
  1. any of the former rulers of the Baganda people of S Uganda

Origin of kabaka

1
C19: from Luganda

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