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kabaka

[ kuh-bah-kuh ]

noun

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


kabaka

/ kaˈbaka /

noun

  1. any of the former rulers of the Baganda people of S Uganda
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of kabaka1

Borrowed into English from Luganda around 1875–80
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kabaka1

C19: from Luganda
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Example Sentences

"We have to respect their rules and ways of life. Since Kabaka went to Namibia, many people have turned the country into... a market where they enter as they wish," he said.

From BBC

Since leaving politics, Mr Kabaka has faced repeated assassination attempts.

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Mr Kabaka claims he was asked to mobilise cult groups to help win elections.

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Tony Kabaka, a self-confessed "cultist" and member of the NBM, spent years working for the government in Benin, up until 2019.

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"If you sat me down and say, can you identify Black Axe in government, I will identify," said Tony Kabaka, who told the BBC he had survived repeated assassination attempts since leaving governmnet and whose house and front gate are littered with bullet holes.

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