Ugandan

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See also: Uganďan

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA^(key): /juːˈɡændən/, /jʊ-/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /juˈɡændən/
Hyphenation: Ugand‧an

Etymology 1[edit]

Uganda +‎ -an

Noun[edit]

Ugandan (plural Ugandans)

A person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent.

Hypernyms[edit]

sub-Saharan, African

Translations[edit]

person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent

Afrikaans: Ugandees
Asturian: ugandés (ast) m, ugandesa (ast) f
Catalan: ugandès (ca) m, ugandesa (ca) f
Czech: Uganďan (cs) m
Dutch: Oegandees (nl) m, Oegandese (nl) f, Ugandees (nl) m, Ugandese (nl) f
Esperanto: ugandano (male or female), ugandanino (woman)
Finnish: ugandalainen (fi)
French: Ougandais (fr) m, Ougandaise (fr) f, Ougandien m (rare), Ougandienne f (rare)
Galician: ugandés (gl) m, ugandesa f
German: Ugander (de) m, Uganderin (de) f
Irish: Ugandach m
Italian: ugandese (it) m or f
Macedonian: Угандиец m (Ugandiec), Угандијка f (Ugandijka)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ugander (no) m

Nynorsk: ugandar (nn) m
Polish: Ugandyjczyk (pl) m, Ugandyjka (pl) f
Portuguese: ugandense (pt) m or f
Russian: уганди́ец (ru) m (ugandíjec), уганди́йка (ru) f (ugandíjka)
Spanish: ugandés (es) m, ugandesa (es) f
Swahili: Mganda (sw) (class 1/2)
Swedish: ugandier (sv) c
Turkish: Ugandalı (tr)

Adjective[edit]

Ugandan (not comparable)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

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

Afrikaans: Ugandees
Czech: ugandský (cs)
Dutch: Oegandees (nl), Ugandees (nl)
Finnish: ugandalainen (fi)
French: ougandais (fr), ougandien m (rare)
Galician: ugandés (gl)
German: ugandisch (de)
Irish: Ugandach
Italian: ugandese (it)
Macedonian: угандски (ugandski)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ugandisk

Nynorsk: ugandisk (nn)
Polish: ugandyjski (pl)
Portuguese: ugandense (pt)
Russian: уганди́йский (ru) (ugandíjskij)
Spanish: ugandés (es)
Swahili: Kiganda
Swedish: ugandisk (sv)
Turkish: Uganda (tr)
Ukrainian: уганді́йський (uhandíjsʹkyj)

Etymology 2[edit]

Back-formation from Ugandan discussions.

Adjective[edit]

Ugandan (not comparable)

(UK, informal, euphemistic) Sexual, highlights a double entendre.
- 1975, Private Eye, numbers 340–366, page 161:
  Margaret, Duchess of Argyll...depicts this charming old gentleman, who often kisses young girls outside Annabel's, as a narrow-minded, boring Ugandan expert.
- 1975, Private Eye, numbers 340–366, page 198:
  Eight ladies with Ugandan associations had ascended the fire escape and were making their way through his room.
- 1998 August 19, Peter Dewhirst, “Dewey's Monday update for 3rd August.”, in rec.arts.tv.uk.coronation-st‎^[1] (Usenet):
  They have a bit of a 'how was it for you' session referring to the night and/or evening before, and we are left not knowing whether they enjoyed Ugandan Relations between the sheets or not.
- 2000 January 25, Baz, “Any birds want a good seeing to?”, in uk.local.birmingham‎^[2] (Usenet):
  I'm in serious need of some ugandan activities. Any of you birds out there at a loose end and want to get the dirty water off your chest?
- 2001, Gerald Seymour, The Untouchables, →ISBN, page 345:
  Serif's question: where is Mister? The Eagle's answer: engaged in Ugandan practices.
- 2013 April 8, Lord Powell, “The Margaret Thatcher I knew”, in The Guardian‎^[3]:
  I recall her once snatching a copy of the hated Private Eye, in which I'd been reading about the Ugandan activities of a prominent member of her party.
- 2015, Rotten Boroughs, “Going for the Burn”, in Private Eye, number 1407:
  Jones denied last week that he was in a Ugandan situation with Morris, but did say "I am very fond of anyone who helps me lose six and a half stone..."

See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Dunagan

Finnish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Ugandan

genitive singular of Uganda

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