Ugandan

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juːˈɡændən/
• IPA^(key): /juˈɡɑndən/

Etymology 1

Uganda +‎ -an

Noun

Ugandan (plural Ugandans)

1. A person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent.

Hypernyms

• sub-Saharan, African

Translations

A person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent

• Asturian: ugandés (ast) m, ugandesa (ast) f
• Catalan: ugandès (ca) m, ugandesa (ca) f
• Czech: Uganďan m
• Dutch: Oegandees (nl) m, Oegandezen (nl) pl
• 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
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ugander 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

Ugandan (not comparable)

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

Translations

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

• Czech: ugandský
• French: ougandais (fr), ougandien m (rare)
• Galician: ugandés (gl)
• German: ugandisch (de)
• Irish: Ugandach
• Italian: ugandese (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ugandisk

  Nynorsk: ugandisk (nn)

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

Etymology 2

Back-formation from Ugandan discussions.

Adjective

Ugandan (not comparable)

1. (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

• as the actress said to the bishop
• biblically
• in the biblical sense

Anagrams

• Dunagan