Standard Lemma guide

Ugandan

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-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

Synonyms: none provided

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
Real reading context

Ugandan in complete knowledge articles