Buganda
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Bu·gan·da
(bo͞o-găn′də, byo͞o-) A region and former kingdom of eastern Africa on the northern shore of Lake Victoria in present-day Uganda. It was a British protectorate from 1894 until 1962, when it joined independent Uganda.
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Buganda
(bʊˈɡændə)n
(Placename) a region of Uganda: a powerful Bantu kingdom from the 17th century
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Bu•gan•da
(buˈgæn də, byu-)n.
a historic kingdom of East Africa, located N of Lake Victoria and W of the Nile in Uganda.
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Noun | 1. | Buganda - a state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom Republic of Uganda, Uganda - a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 capital of Uganda, Kampala - the capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria |
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