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| Kampala |
the capital of Uganda. |
| Lake Victoria |
a large freshwater lake, the largest in Africa, located partly in Kenya and partly in Tanzania and Uganda. |
| Nile |
an African river that flows from Uganda northward to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| Nile River |
an African river, generally considered to be the longest in the world, flowing from Uganda northward to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| shilling |
the chief monetary unit of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda, equaling one hundred cents. [1/3 definitions] |
| Victoria |
Lake Victoria, in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania; Victoria Nyanza. [1/4 definitions] |
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