adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/juːˈɡændən/
UK:/jʊ-/
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General-American:/juˈɡændən/
CMU ARPABET:Y UW2 G AE1 N D AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:Y UW2 G AA1 N D AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Sexual, highlights a double entendre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, euphemistic, informal, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or characteristic of Uganda or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Ugandan game parks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of Uganda
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: African
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Luganda Bugandader. Swahili Ugandader. English Uganda Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Ugandan From Uganda + -an.
Back-formation from Ugandan discussions.
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Ugandees
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Asturian:
ugandés
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Czech:
ugandský
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Dutch:
Oegandees
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Dutch:
Ugandees
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Finnish:
ugandalainen
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
French:
ougandais
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
French:
ougandien
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Galician:
ugandés
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
German:
ugandisch
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Irish:
Ugandach
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Italian:
ugandese
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Macedonian:
угандски
(ugandski)
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Norwegian Bokmål:
ugandisk
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ugandisk
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Polish:
ugandyjski
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Portuguese:
ugandense
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Romanian:
ugandez
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Russian:
уганди́йский
(ugandíjskij)
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Spanish:
ugandés
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Swahili:
Kiganda
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Swedish:
ugandisk
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Turkish:
Uganda
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Ukrainian:
уганді́йський
(uhandíjsʹkyj)
— Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Afrikaans:
Ugandees
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Asturian:
ugandés
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Asturian:
ugandesa
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Catalan:
ugandès
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Catalan:
ugandesa
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Czech:
Uganďan
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Dutch:
Oegandees
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Dutch:
Oegandese
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Dutch:
Ugandees
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Dutch:
Ugandese
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Esperanto:
ugandano
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Esperanto:
ugandanino
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Finnish:
ugandalainen
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
French:
Ougandais
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
French:
Ougandaise
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
French:
Ougandien
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
French:
Ougandienne
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Galician:
ugandés
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Galician:
ugandesa
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
German:
Ugander
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
German:
Uganderin
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Irish:
Ugandach
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Italian:
ugandese
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Macedonian:
Угандиец
(Ugandiec)
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Macedonian:
Угандијка
(Ugandijka)
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Norwegian Bokmål:
ugander
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ugandar
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Polish:
Ugandyjczyk
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Polish:
Ugandyjka
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Portuguese:
ugandense
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Romanian:
ugandez
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Romanian:
ugandeză
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Russian:
уганди́ец
(ugandíjec)
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Russian:
уганди́йка
(ugandíjka)
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Spanish:
ugandés
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Spanish:
ugandesa
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Swahili:
Mganda
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Swedish:
ugandier
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Turkish:
Ugandalı
— person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent