Word
ugandan
Phoneticsugan·dan
/ˌjuˈɡændən/
Definition
adj. relating to the country of Uganda in East Africa or its people.
adj. relating to Uganda, its inhabitants, or its culture. Typically used attributively to modify a noun.
Examples
“She enjoys listening to Ugandan music.”
“The restaurant specializes in traditional Ugandan cuisine, serving dishes like matooke and luwombo to local diners.”
“The conference highlighted several Ugandan tech startups that are currently revolutionizing mobile payment systems across the East African region.”
Examples
simple
“She enjoys listening to Ugandan music.”
contextual
“The restaurant specializes in traditional Ugandan cuisine, serving dishes like matooke and luwombo to local diners.”
complex
“The conference highlighted several Ugandan tech startups that are currently revolutionizing mobile payment systems across the East African region.”
Usage
As a relational adjective, it is always capitalized and usually precedes the noun it modifies.
Etymology
From Uganda + -an.
Back-formation from Ugandan discussions.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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