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Ganda

noun
Gan·​da | \ ˈgan-də How to pronounce Ganda (audio) , ˈgän- How to pronounce Ganda (audio) \
plural Ganda or Gandas

Definition of Ganda

1 : a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Uganda
2 : luganda

First Known Use of Ganda

1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Ganda

borrowed from Luganda -ganda as in Baganda "the Ganda people, luganda"

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