Entebbe

[ en-teb-uh, -teb-ee ]

noun

1. a town in S Uganda, on Lake Victoria: international airport.

Entebbe

/ ɛnˈtɛbɪ /

noun

1. a town in S Uganda, on Lake Victoria: British administrative centre of Uganda (1893–1958); international airport. Pop: 57 518 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

He wrote the cinema thrillers '71 and Entebbe.

From BBC

In June 1976, an Air France flight with 245 passengers was hijacked by terrorists and flown to Entebbe International Airport in Uganda; many passengers were freed, but 100 mostly Israeli passengers were held hostage.

From New York Times

As the keynote speaker of the Entebbe event, Walberg advised Uganda to “stand firm” on the new law.

From Salon

"He was very calm and accommodating and when I stared into his deep brown eyes, I felt a deep connection," says the 53-year-old, who now lives in Entebbe, not far from the national park.

From BBC

In the most notorious international incident of Amin‘s reign, a Palestinian group hijacked an Air France airliner to Uganda‘s Entebbe Airport in 1976 and kept its Israeli passengers as hostages.

From Washington Times