Kampala

[ kahm-pah-luh, kam- ]

/ kɑmˈpɑ lə, kæm- /

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noun

a city in and the capital of Uganda, in the S part.

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Words nearby Kampala

Kamina, Kamloops, Kamloops trout, Kammerer, kamokamo, Kampala, kampong, Kampuchea, Kampuchean, kamseen, Kam-Tai

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How to use Kampala in a sentence

Megambwa became Baraka’s contact on the ground in Uganda, in charge of creating game packages and finding domestic manufacturers in Kampala.
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Police in Uganda on Monday arrested 44 people at an LGBTQ shelter outside the country’s capital of Kampala.
Uganda police arrest 44 people at LGBTQ shelter|Michael K. Lavers|June 2, 2021|Washington Blade
Police in April 2020 arrested 19 LGBTQ people at a Kampala shelter and charged them with violating regulations the Ugandan government put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Uganda police arrest 44 people at LGBTQ shelter|Michael K. Lavers|June 2, 2021|Washington Blade
After that attack Godane warned: “What happened in Kampala was just the beginning.”
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It crowd-sources petrol prices and was widely used during a recent petrol shortage in Kampala.
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Katende lives in Kampala with his wife, Sarah, and their two daughters, Mercy and Hope.
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In the capitol of Kampala, Ssempa is known for his boisterous crusading.
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It is widely spread in slightly different degrees throughout the whole of Uganda; and Kampala is certainly not exempt.
My African Journey|Winston Churchill
But I have forgotten that we have been moving swiftly along the Kampala road, and now we are almost in sight of the city.
My African Journey|Winston Churchill
I have described how Kampala lies under the leaves of the plantain groves about the slopes of many hills.
My African Journey|Winston Churchill
Almost, but not quite; for, to tell the truth, no one has ever seen Kampala.
My African Journey|Winston Churchill
But Kampala, the home of sixty thousand persons, is permanently invisible.
My African Journey|Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for Kampala

Kampala

/ (kæmˈpɑːlə) /

noun

the capital and largest city of Uganda, in Central region on Lake Victoria: Makerere University (1961). Pop: 1 208 544 (2002 est)

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