Main Entry:
U⋅gan⋅da
[yoo-gan-duh, oo-gahn‑]
–noun
A country of east-central Africa. Inhabited since Paleolithic and Neolithic times, the region
was settled by migrating Bantu people around A.D. 1100 and by Nilotic peoples from the
north in the late 17th century. Various kingdoms and states were established beginning in
the 14th century, including the Bantu kingdom of Buganda, which became a British
protectorate in 1894. The protectorate was later extended to the entire region, which
became independent as Uganda in 1962. Kampala is the capital and the largest city.
Population: 30,300,000. The American Heritage® Dictionary
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