Definitions for ugandayuˈgæn də, uˈgɑn-

ADVERTISEMENT

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

U•gan•dayuˈgæn də, uˈgɑn-(n.)

  1. a republic in E Africa, between the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British protectorate. 22,804,973; 91,065 sq. mi. (241,068 sq. km).

    Category: Geography (places)

    Ref: Cap.: Kampala.

U•gan′dan(adj.; n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Uganda, Republic of Uganda(noun)

    a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962

Wiktionary

  1. Uganda(ProperNoun)

    Country in Eastern Africa. Official name: Republic of Uganda.

  2. Origin: (subnational kingdom), from baganda from the set phrase baganda ba katonda ("brothers and sisters")

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Uganda

    a territory in East Africa along the N. and NW. shore of Victoria Nyanza, with a population of from 300,000 to 500,000, and the seat of an active mission propaganda on the part of both the Catholic and Protestant Churches; has since 1890 been under British protection. The capital is Mengo.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Uganda

    A republic in eastern Africa, south of SUDAN and west of KENYA. Its capital is Kampala.


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"uganda." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/uganda>.


The Web's Largest Resource for

Definitions & Translations


A Member Of The STANDS4 Network


Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for uganda: