Ugandan

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Ugandan¹

  • /juːˈɡændən/ UK
  • /jʊ-/ UK
  • /juˈɡændən/ US

noun Ugandans

  1. A person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent. Many young Ugandans say on social media they plan to go ahead with the march to the country’s parliament despite the country’s police refusing to grant a permit for the protest.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language. Some have also called for the speaker of the parliament, Anita Annet Among, to resign. She was among high-profile Ugandan politicians sanctioned by the United States and the United Kingdom for corruption earlier this year.

Ugandan²

  • /juːˈɡændən/ UK
  • /jʊ-/ UK
  • /juˈɡændən/ US

Where it comes from

Back-formation from Ugandan discussions.

adjective

  1. UK, euphemistic, informal, not comparable Sexual, highlights a double entendre. Margaret, Duchess of Argyll...depicts this charming old gentleman, who often kisses young girls outside Annabel's, as a narrow-minded, boring Ugandan expert.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: uganda, kampala, museveni, updf, uruguayan, rwandan, bugandan, rwandese, sudanese, burundian, uzbek, south sudanese, kenyan, ghanaian, colombian, grenadian

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noun person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent

Españolugandés, ugandesa
KiswahiliMganda
Portuguêsugandense
FrançaisOugandais, Ougandaise, Ougandien, Ougandienne
DeutschUgander, Uganderin
Italianougandese
Românăugandez, ugandeză
Русскийуганди́ец ugandíjec, уганди́йка ugandíjka

adj Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language

Españolugandés
KiswahiliKiganda
Portuguêsugandense
Françaisougandais, ougandien
Deutschugandisch
Italianougandese
Românăugandez
Русскийуганди́йский ugandíjskij

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"Ugandan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ugandan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Ugandan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ugandan

Chicago

"Ugandan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ugandan.

BibTeX
@misc{ugandan_2026,
  title = {Ugandan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ugandan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}