Meanings
Ugandan1
plural Ugandans
- A person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent.
Many young Ugandans say on social media they plan to go ahead with the march to the country’s parliament despite the country’s police refusing to grant a permit for the protest.
2024 July 22, Nimi Princewill, “Uganda’s President Museveni warns citizens they are ‘playing with fire’ over planned protests”, in CNN
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language.
Some have also called for the speaker of the parliament, Anita Annet Among, to resign. She was among high-profile Ugandan politicians sanctioned by the United States and the United Kingdom for corruption earlier this year.
2024 July 22, Nimi Princewill, “Uganda’s President Museveni warns citizens they are ‘playing with fire’ over planned protests”, in CNN
Ugandan2
- UKeuphemisticinformalnot comparableSexual, highlights a double entendre.
Serif's question: where is Mister? The Eagle's answer: engaged in Ugandan practices.
2001, Gerald Seymour, The Untouchables, →ISBN, page 3455 more examples
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 161Eight ladies with Ugandan associations had ascended the fire escape and were making their way through his room.
1975, Private Eye, numbers 340–366, page 198They 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.
1998 August 19, Peter Dewhirst, “Dewey's Monday update for 3rd August.”, in rec.arts.tv.uk.coronation-st (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?
2000 January 25, Baz, “Any birds want a good seeing to?”, in uk.local.birmingham (Usenet)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.
2013 April 8, Lord Powell, “The Margaret Thatcher I knew”, in The Guardian
Origin
Ugandan · noun, adjective
- LugandaBuganda
- SwahiliUganda
- EnglishUganda
- EnglishUgandan
Translations
Afrikaans Ugandees, Ugandees
- Ugandeesperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- UgandeesOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Catalan ugandès, ugandesa
- ugandèsperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandesaperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Czech Uganďan, ugandský
- Uganďanperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandskýOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Dutch Oegandees, Oegandese
- Oegandeesperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- Oegandeseperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- Ugandeesperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- Ugandeseperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- OegandeesOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
- UgandeesOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Esperanto ugandano, ugandanino
- ugandanoperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandaninoperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
Finnish ugandalainen, ugandalainen
- ugandalainenperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandalainenOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
French Ougandais, Ougandaise
- Ougandaisperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- Ougandaiseperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- Ougandienperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- Ougandienneperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ougandaisOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
- ougandienOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
German Ugander, Uganderin
- Uganderperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- Uganderinperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandischOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Irish Ugandach, Ugandach
- Ugandachperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- UgandachOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Italian ugandese, ugandese
- ugandeseperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandeseOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Norwegian Bokmål ugander, ugandisk
- uganderperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandiskOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Polish Ugandyjczyk, Ugandyjka
- Ugandyjczykperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- Ugandyjkaperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandyjskiOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Portuguese ugandense, ugandense
- ugandenseperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandenseOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Romanian ugandez, ugandeză
- ugandezperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandezăperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandezOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Russian уганди́ец, уганди́йка
- уганди́ец (ugandíjec)person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- уганди́йка (ugandíjka)person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- уганди́йский (ugandíjskij)Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Spanish ugandés, ugandesa
- ugandésperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandesaperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandésOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Swahili Mganda, Kiganda
- Mgandaperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- KigandaOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Swedish ugandier, ugandisk
- ugandierperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- ugandiskOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Turkish Ugandalı, Uganda
- Ugandalıperson from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
- UgandaOf, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Ukrainian уганді́йський
- уганді́йський (uhandíjsʹkyj)Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Ugandan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ugandan
“Ugandan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ugandan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ugandan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ugandan.
Source: Ugandan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.