Uganda

[ yoo-gan-duh, oo-gahn‑ ]

noun

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

Uganda

/ juːˈɡændə /

noun

1. a republic in E Africa: British protectorate established in 1894–96; gained independence in 1962 and became a republic in 1963; a member of the Commonwealth. It consists mostly of a savanna plateau with part of Lake Victoria in the southeast and mountains in the southwest, reaching 5109 m (16 763 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range. Official language: English; Swahili, Luganda, and Luo are also widely spoken. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: Ugandan shilling. Capital: Kampala. Pop: 34 758 809 (2013 est). Area: 235 886 sq km (91 076 sq miles)

Uganda

1. Landlocked nation on Lake Victoria in east-central Africa , bordered by Tanzania and Rwanda to the south, Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, Sudan to the north, and Kenya to the east. Its capital and largest city is Kampala.

Notes

From 1971 to 1979, Uganda was ruled by the notorious military strongman Idi Amin. It is estimated that Amin killed as many as 300,000 Ugandans through internal purges and campaigns of terror before he was overthrown.

Under Amin, Uganda was a sponsor of international terrorism . In 1976, a French airliner was hijacked and flown to Entebbe Airport outside Kampala. An Israeli commando unit subsequently rescued the hostages in a sensational raid.

Other Words From

• U·gandan adjective noun

Example Sentences

Fewer than half the people in Uganda owned cell phones at that time.

From MIT Technology Review

Uganda’s action isn’t even the latest example of a blackout.

From Fortune

In Uganda, a parallel digital conflict is playing out in quite a different way.

From Quartz

Given the impending election in Uganda, we moved quickly to investigate and take down this network.

From Time

While at Northwestern, he has reported from the West Bank, Uganda and Vietnam, as well as participated in the school’s first Inside-Out class with incarcerated students at Stateville Correctional facility.

From ProPublica

In Uganda, legislators are considering further criminalization of LGBT advocacy and same-sex relationships.

From The Daily Beast

By now, most of us are familiar with horror stories from Uganda and Russia.

From The Daily Beast

Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe is a nun of the Sacred Heart who rescues young girls from sexual slavery and rebel attacks in Uganda.

From The Daily Beast

And, as in countless other countries (Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria), LGBT people are a convenient scapegoat.

From The Daily Beast

I have not lived in these three countries, I lived in Uganda and Ghana.

From The Daily Beast

There is also an inland system of telegraphs connecting the chief towns with one another and with Uganda.

From Project Gutenberg

The Uganda railway is essentially a mountain line, with gradients of one in fifty and one in sixty.

From Project Gutenberg

Since the completion of the Uganda railway, trade, and consequently revenue, has increased greatly.

From Project Gutenberg

The harbour on the south-west side of Mombasa island is known as Kilindini, the terminus of the Uganda railway.

From Project Gutenberg

The coast lands apart, the protectorate was regarded as valuable chiefly as being the high road to Uganda.

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