Uganda

Uganda
geographical name republic E Africa N of Lake Victoria; member of the Commonwealth of Nations capital Kampala area 91,134 square miles (236,037 square kilometers), population 17,741,000 • Ugandan adjective or noun

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  • Uganda — Ùgānda ž DEFINICIJA geogr. država u I Africi, 241.040 km2, 16,9 mil. stan., glavni grad Kampala …   Hrvatski jezični portal

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  • Uganda — [yo͞o gan′də, yo͞ogän′dä; o͞ogan′də] country in EC Africa: a former British protectorate, it became independent & a member of the Commonwealth (1962): 93,065 sq mi (241,037 sq km); pop. 16,583,000; cap. Kampala Ugandan adj., n …   English World dictionary

  • Uganda — Ugandan, adj., n. /yooh gan deuh, ooh gahn /, n. 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. 20,604,874; 91,065 sq. mi.… …   Universalium

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