Meanings
proper noun
- The Luganda language.
nounGanda (plural Gandas or Ganda)
plural Gandas
- A member of the ethnic group of Uganda who speak the Luganda language.
Now Kirabo understood why the Ganda considered the selling of family land an abomination. But then again, after Amin’s regime, which had left the Ganda desperately impoverished, things were changing.
2020, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, The First Woman, Oneworld Publications, page 394
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Bantu*ngàndáder.?
- LugandaOmuganda
- EnglishGanda
Borrowed from Luganda Omuganda (“Ganda”).
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APA
Ganda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ganda
MLA
“Ganda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ganda. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ganda,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ganda.
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