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- noun The title of the
king of Buganda.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Joy is insane she called kabaka's brother the one who called for peace on TV a BLACK NIGGER for calling for no more violence and said she is on the opposite end of the spectrum.
Joy Terrorized Kabaka's Family, Black Community Nathaniel Livingston 2006
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They had a king, called the kabaka, and a court, and a whole civilized social structure.
Kahawa Westlake, Donald E. 1982
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The king of the Baganda was called the kabaka; it was Kabaka Mutesa II who, in accepting the gift of a rifle from the English explorer Speke, sent a page from his court outside with it to shoot a bystander to see how well the weapon worked.
Kahawa Westlake, Donald E. 1982
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THOMPKINS: It's widely believed here that Museveni and the kabaka had a gentleman's agreement.
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At a recent conference in Kampala, King Ronald Mutebi II - or the kabaka, as he's known - sets up.
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The kabaka wants federalism - self-governing states working with the central government.
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THOMPKINS: Relations between the kabaka and the president are frosty.
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In September, the government barred the kabaka from traveling within his own kingdom.
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Many say that the current president wants a weak Buganda, and that's ironic because the kabaka supported the guerilla movement that brought Museveni to power.
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And in the south, the kabaka would govern the state of Buganda, including the capital city of Kampala.
hernesheir commented on the word kabaka
Here's what you'd better call the the king of Buganda, in Uganda.
March 21, 2011