mailoland

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noun

A portion of land granted to a chief or to a church during the colonial period in Uganda.

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Meanings

nounmailoland (usually uncountable, plural mailolands)

plural mailolands

  1. UgandauncountableusuallyA portion of land granted to a chief or to a church during the colonial period in Uganda.

Origin

  1. Englishmile
  2. Englishmailoland

Reborrowing from English mile and land.

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APA

mailoland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailoland

MLA

“mailoland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailoland. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mailoland,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailoland.

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