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Kam⋅pa⋅la

  [kahm-pah-luh, kam-]
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a city in and the capital of Uganda, in the S part. 331,900.
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U⋅gan⋅da

  [yoo-gan-duh, oo-gahn‑]
–noun
an independent state in E Africa, between the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British protectorate. 20,604,874; 91,065 sq. mi. (241,068 sq. km). Capital: Kampala.
Related forms:
U⋅gan⋅dan, adjective, noun
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Kam·pa·la   (käm-pä'lə)   
The capital and largest city of Uganda, in the southern part of the country on Lake Victoria. It grew around a fort established in 1890. Population: 1,180,000.
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Uganda [(yooh-gan-duh, ooh-gahn-duh)]

Landlocked nation on Lake Victoria in east-central Africa, bordered by Tanzania and Rwanda to the south, Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, Sudan to the north, and Kenya to the east. Its capital and largest city is Kampala.

Note: From 1971 to 1979, Uganda was ruled by the notorious military strongman Idi Amin. It is estimated that Amin killed as many as 300,000 Ugandans through internal purges and campaigns of terror before he was overthrown.
Note: Under Amin, Uganda was a sponsor of international terrorism. In 1976, a French airliner was hijacked and flown to Entebbe Airport outside Kampala. An Israeli commando unit subsequently rescued the hostages in a sensational raid.
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