ssaza
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]ssaza (plural ssazas)
- A county of Buganda.
- Coordinate term: gombolola
- 1979, Paulo Kavuma, Crisis in Buganda, 1953-55, page 16:
- Soon after his arrival Sir Andrew toured the ssazas of Buganda and I accompanied him.
Luganda
[edit]Noun
[edit]ssaza (Class V, plural amasaza)
- county
- Buddu ssaza mu bwakabaka bwa Buganda obusangibwa mu ggwanga lya Uganda.
- Buddu is a county in the Kingdom of Buganda located in the country of Uganda.
- state
- New Madrid County, Missouri ye eggombolola erisangibwa mu ssaza ly'e Missouri mu nsi ya United States of America.
- New Madrid County, Missouri, is a county located in the state of Missouri in the United States of America.
Usage notes
[edit]When used to describe the administrative division of Uganda between a district (disitulikit) and a subcounty (eggombolola), ssaza is translated as "county". In a US context, however, it corresponds to the term "state".